Phrase
managing director
/ˈmænidʒiŋ diˈrektə/
noun
总经理; 常务董事
The senior director responsible for the day-to-day running of a company or organization.
- 1.
The chief executive of a limited company.
有限公司的首席执行官
有限公司的首席执行官
In use
The managing director approved the annual budget at the board meeting.
She was promoted to managing director after five years of outstanding performance.
Employees often consult the managing director before making major strategic decisions.
the managing director
The managing director approved the budget.
总经理批准了预算。
[possessive] managing director
Our managing director has over 20 years of experience.
我们的总经理有20多年的经验。
appoint [sb] (as) managing director
They appointed her managing director.
他们任命她为总经理。
managing director of [organization]
She is the managing director of the London office.
她是伦敦办事处的总经理。
Common mistakes
He works as a manager director.He works as a managing director.
manager 是名词，不能修饰名词；应使用现在分词 managing 作定语，表示'管理的'。
She is the director of managing.She is the managing director.
director of managing 语序不符合英语习惯，英语中修饰名词的现在分词应前置，构成复合名词 managing director。
Connections
Confusing words
- general manager
- 总经理 · 虽然 managing director 和 general manager 都常译作“总经理”，但 managing director 更强调董事会成员身份和战略决策，而 general manager 侧重日常运营管理。
- CEO
- 首席执行官 · CEO 是最高行政长官，而 managing director 在英式英语中常指董事会成员中的执行负责人，职位可能低于 CEO 或与之同级，但侧重点不同。
- executive director
- 执行董事 · executive director 通常指负责具体业务的高级董事，而 managing director 强调对整个公司的管理职责，两者在董事会架构中可能有细微差异。
Word family
- manage
- 管理 · v.
- manager
- 经理 · n.
- management
- 管理; 管理层 · n.
Learner notes
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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