Word · Frequency #21982
provost
教务长
a senior university administrator
- 1.
One placed in charge: a head, a chief
主管人:首领,负责人。
- 2.
a high-ranking university administrator
大学的高级行政管理者
- 3.
A senior deputy, a superintendent
主管人:首领,负责人。；大学的高级行政管理者；监督员；牧师；[法] 监督者；负责官员
In use
The provost announced a new policy on research funding.
As provost, she oversees all academic programs and faculty appointments.
The provost met with student leaders to discuss the new curriculum.
the provost of [institution]
provost 常与 of 连用，表示某机构的教务长或主管。
The provost of the university announced the new policy.
大学教务长宣布了新政策。
serve as provost
在 serve as 后接职位名词时，通常不加冠词。
She served as provost from 2010 to 2018.
她在2010年至2018年期间担任教务长。
appoint [someone] provost
appoint 后可直接接职务名词作补语，也可用 appoint [someone] as provost。
Connections
Collocations
- university provost
- 大学教务长
- The university provost announced a new scholarship program.大学教务长宣布了一项新的奖学金计划。
- associate provost
- 副教务长
- She was appointed associate provost for student success.她被任命为负责学生事务的副教务长。
- acting provost
- 代理教务长
- He served as acting provost while the search was conducted.在遴选期间，他担任代理教务长。
- provost's office
- 教务长办公室
- Application forms are available at the provost's office.申请表格可在教务长办公室获取。
- serve as provost
- 担任教务长
- She served as provost for eight years.她担任了八年教务长。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 provost 拆成 pro + vost，pro 像 professor 的开头；大学里教务长常是教授出身，负责教务行政。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：university administration、academic affairs 表示‘教务长’等大学高级行政职务时，多用于正式语境，常见于大学行政和学术管理场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
在 /ˈproʊvoʊst/ 中，词尾的元音和辅音 /oʊst/ 与 post、ghost、host 的发音相同，但 provost 的重音在第一个音节，因此这些词不算严格押韵。cost、lost 拼写像 -ost，但元音读 /ɔ/，与 provost 不押韵；protest 开头拼写相似，但结尾是 /test/，也要注意区别。
Learn the forms together
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