Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #589
president
总统
核心释义
既指这一职位，也用作头衔或称呼，如 President Biden、Mr. President。
the head of state of a republic, especially of the United States
- 1.
共和国的国家元首,有时也是政府首脑,特别是(美国政治)美国联邦政府行政部门的首脑
The head of state of a republic, sometimes also the head of government as well, particularly (US politics) the head of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States of America.
- 2.
共和国国家元首的尊称。
An honorific for the head of state of a republic.
- 3.
主持公司的人员,通常是负责日常运营的高管,有时是首席执行官的独立职位
A person presiding over a corporation, usually an executive overseeing daily operations under a chief executive officer but sometimes a separate position held by a CEO.
- 4.
主持会议的人
A person presiding over a meeting.
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主持晚宴或类似非正式谈话的人
A person presiding over a dinner or similar informal conversation.
总裁；总经理；会议主席；主持人；宴会主持人；共和国的国家元首,有时也是政府首脑,特别是(美国政治)美国联邦政府行政部门的首脑；共和国国家元首的尊称。
用法In use
The president will speak to the nation on television tonight.
用法提示：president 在此作名词，指共和国的国家元首，用作句子的主语。
Many people waited outside to see the president arrive.
用法提示：president 在此作名词，指共和国的国家元首，作 see 后不定式结构的主语。
The museum has a whole room of portraits of former presidents.
用法提示：presidents 在此作名词，指共和国的国家元首（复数形式），作介词 of 的宾语。
president of sth
指国家元首时，通常说 the President of the United States，首字母常大写。
He is the president of a small software company.
他是一家小型软件公司的总裁。
elect sb (as) president
职位名词作宾语补足语时，as 可以省略，且 president 前一般不加冠词。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- president of the United States
- 美国总统
- The president of the United States gave a speech.美国总统发表了演讲。
- former president
- 前总统
- The former president wrote a memoir.前总统写了一本回忆录。
- vice president
- 副总裁；副总统
- She was promoted to vice president of marketing.她被提升为营销副总裁。
- serve as president
- 担任总统/总裁
- He served as president for two terms.他担任了两届总统。
- elected president
- 当选总统
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象总统（president）坐在前台（pre-）主持（preside）会议，记 'pre-' + 'side' + 'ent'
语境与语域Context & Register
正式场合；政治、政府、外交环境。注意：该词在政治语境中多指国家元首（如美国总统），常用于正式文件、新闻或官方场合。
语法说明Grammar Note
作头衔置于姓名前或用于直接称呼时首字母大写且不加冠词，如 President Obama、Mr. President。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The words resident, confident, evident, accident, incident, and diffident all share the same final syllable /dənt/ and have first-syllable stress, making them genuine rhymes with 'president' /ˈprɛzɪdənt/. Note that 'accident' has a /k/ sound before the final syllable, but the ending is identical.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.