Word · Frequency #10832
headteacher
校长
the teacher in charge of a school
中小学的校长
In use
Our headteacher announced the school trip dates.
The new headteacher wants to meet every student.
Both headteachers agreed to share the playing field.
the headteacher of [school]
用 of 说明所属学校，常与定冠词 the 连用。
The headteacher of our school gave a speech at the ceremony.
我们学校的校长在典礼上发表了讲话。
headteacher at [school]
at 强调所在的学校，也可以说 of，两者都很常用。
She has been the headteacher at this primary school since 2018.
自2018年以来，她一直担任这所小学的校长。
become headteacher of [school]
表示成为某一职务时，headteacher 前常不带冠词。
He became headteacher of the village school last year.
他去年成为这所乡村学校的校长。
Common mistakes
Our headteacher is very strict to us.Our headteacher is very strict with us.
形容词 strict 表示“对某人严格”时，固定搭配是 be strict with sb，介词用 with 而不是 to。
There are many headteacher in our district.There are many headteachers in our district.
headteacher 是可数名词，复数形式为 headteachers；前面有 many 等表示复数意义的词时，要用复数形式。
Connections
Collocations
- deputy headteacher
- 副校长
- The deputy headteacher will take over the school while the headteacher is away.校长外出期间，副校长将接管学校。
- acting headteacher
- 代理校长
- She was appointed acting headteacher for the spring term.她被任命为春季学期的代理校长。
- headteacher's office
- 校长办公室
- The boy was asked to report to the headteacher's office.这个男孩被要求去校长办公室报到。
- appoint a headteacher
- 任命校长
- The school governors will appoint a new headteacher next month.学校董事会将在下个月任命一位新校长。
- experienced headteacher
- 有经验的校长
- An experienced headteacher can greatly improve a school's performance.一位有经验的校长能极大地提升学校的表现。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
head（头/首位）＋teacher（老师），站在老师队伍最前头的那位，就是中小学校的校长。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：学校、教育行政、家长会 headteacher 是英式英语中对中小学负责人的常用称呼，多用于正式场合；在美式英语中更常说 principal。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这四个词与 headteacher 押韵：重读元音都是 /iː/，后面都是 /tʃər/。注意形近异音词，如 headache /ˈhedeɪk/ 和 father /ˈfɑːðər/，拼写看似相关但发音不同，并不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.