Word · Frequency #2225
principal
校长
核心释义
The head of a school.
- 1.
The money originally invested or loaned, on which basis interest and returns are calculated.
- 2.
本金
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
- 3.
A legal person that authorizes another (the agent) to act on their behalf; or on whose behalf an agent or gestor in a negotiorum gestio acts.
- 4.
校长
the educator who has executive authority for a school
- 5.
The primary participant in a crime.
- 6.
主演
an actor who plays a principal role
- 7.
Either party in a duel.
- 8.
A type of stop on a pipe organ consisting of flue pipes with a bright tonal quality. They are also sometimes referred to as a diapason.
- 9.
The construction that gives shape and strength to a roof, generally a truss of timber or iron; or, loosely, the most important member of a piece of framing.
- 10.
The first two long feathers of a hawk's wing.
- 11.
One of the turrets or pinnacles of waxwork and tapers with which the posts and centre of a funeral hearse were formerly crowned
- 12.
A dancer at the highest rank within a professional dance company, particularly a ballet company.
- 13.
A security principal.
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A main character or lead actor.
本金；主演；首席舞者；委托人；主犯
用法In use
The principal announced the new school policy during the assembly.
用法提示：此处 principal 作名词，意为‘校长’，在句中作主语。
I met with the principal to discuss my daughter's academic progress.
用法提示：此处 principal 作名词，意为‘校长’，在句中作介词 with 的宾语。
The principal's office is located on the first floor near the main entrance.
用法提示：此处 principal 作名词，意为‘校长’，以所有格形式修饰 office。
she sent unruly pupils to see the principal
the principal of [school]
用"the principal of"表示某机构的负责人，后接机构名称。
The principal of the school gave a speech.
那所学校的校长发表了演讲。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- school principal
- 校长
- The school principal announced a new policy.校长宣布了一项新政策。
- high school principal
- 高中校长
- She was appointed high school principal.她被任命为高中校长。
- acting principal
- 代理校长
- The vice principal served as acting principal.副校长担任代理校长。
- principal amount
- 本金金额
- The principal amount of the loan is $10,000.贷款本金为1万美元。
- principal and interest
- 本金和利息
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
校长是学校的主要负责人，principal有'主要'之意，联想：主要的人或钱→校长或本金。
语境与语域Context & Register
[object Object]
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'principle' rhymes exactly with 'principal' (/ˈprɪnsəpəl/). Note that 'municipal' (/mjuːˈnɪsɪpəl/) and 'multiple' (/ˈmʌltɪpəl/) have different stressed vowels and do not rhyme, though they share a similar spelling ending.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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