Word · Frequency #3474
presidential
总统的；总统制的
relating to a president or presidency
- 1.
Pertaining to a president or presidency.
有关总统或总统职位的。
- 2.
With the bearing or composure that befits a president; stately, dignified.
具有总统风度的；庄重威严的。
- 3.
(of prayers) addressed to God on behalf of the congregation by the presiding priest
(指祈祷)由主礼牧师代表会众向上帝表达的。
有总统风范的；总统般的；有关总统或总统职位的。；具有总统风度的；庄重威严的。；(指祈祷)由主礼牧师代表会众向上帝表达的。；总统制的
In use
The presidential election will take place next November.
She gave a presidential speech that inspired the whole nation.
His calm and confident manner was very presidential.
presidential + noun
形容词直接修饰名词，表示与总统或总统职位相关的。
The presidential election is next year.
总统选举明年举行。
be + presidential
系表结构，表示具有总统风范。
His demeanor was very presidential.
他的举止非常有总统风范。
become/get + presidential
表示变得具有总统风范。
He has become more presidential in recent months.
Connections
Collocations
- presidential election
- 总统选举
- The presidential election is held every four years.总统选举每四年举行一次。
- presidential candidate
- 总统候选人
- Several candidates have announced their presidential campaigns.几位候选人已宣布参加总统竞选。
- presidential address
- 总统演说
- The president delivered a televised presidential address last night.总统昨晚发表了电视总统演说。
- presidential palace
- 总统府
- The presidential palace is guarded around the clock.总统府昼夜戒备。
- presidential system
- 总统制
- The United States operates under a presidential system of government.美国实行总统制政府体制。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
总统（president）加上形容词后缀-ial，得到'总统的'。记忆：总统的专用。
Context & Register
通常用于正式或政治语境，描述与总统或总统制相关的事物。既可用于指总统本人（如总统的），也可用于指总统制政府形式。无特定褒贬，中性词，但多用于严肃话题。
Grammar Note
常用作定语，如 presidential election（总统选举）
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -tial may rhyme if they share the stressed syllable "den" (e.g., confidential, residential) but others have different stressed vowels (e.g., essential, potential, substantial, influential). Only confidential and residential fully rhyme with presidential.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.