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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。
教务长
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
教务长
a senior university administrator
The provost of the university announced the new policy.
大学教务长宣布了新政策。
主管人:首领,负责人。
One placed in charge: a head, a chief
大学的高级行政管理者
a high-ranking university administrator
A senior deputy, a superintendent
The provost announced a new policy on research funding.
教务长宣布了一项关于研究经费的新政策。
As provost, she oversees all academic programs and faculty appointments.
作为教务长，她负责监督所有学术项目和教职任命。
The provost met with student leaders to discuss the new curriculum.
教务长会见了学生领袖，讨论新课程。
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。
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 后可直接接职务名词作补语，也可用 appoint [someone] as provost。
The committee appointed him provost.
委员会任命他为教务长。
Not this
She is provost of the university.
Use this
She is the provost of the university.
provost 是可数名词，指具体职位时前面需要冠词；特指某大学的教务长时用 the。
Not this
The provost office is on the fifth floor.
Use this
The provost's office is on the fifth floor.
表示“教务长的办公室”时，provost 后要加所有格 's，不能用名词直接修饰 office。
Not this
She is the provost at the university.
Use this
She is the provost of the university.
与 university 搭配时，表示所属关系用 of，不用 at；at 侧重地点，of 表示所属。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
担任教务长
She served as provost for eight years.
她担任了八年教务长。
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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。
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。
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。
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