president

英 ['prezɪdənt] 美 ['prezɪdənt]

• n. (国家)总统；(公司)总裁；校长；总经理；社长

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]总统,主席

   elected head of state in the US and many modern republics

2. [C](大学)校长,会长,董事长

   head of some colleges, government bodies or departments, societies; head of a bank, business firm, etc.

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 总统，国家主席
2. 总裁，董事长，议长，会长，主席，总经理
3. 长官
4. 大臣
5. 行长
6. 校长，大学校长
7. 社长
8. 【律】（法院）院长，（法院）庭长
9. 大学院长
10. 【史】州长，知事，总督
11. 知事

adj. 形容词

1. <古>首席的

英英释义

Noun:

1. an executive officer of a firm or corporation

2. the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government;

   "the President likes to jog every morning"
   

3. the chief executive of a republic

4. the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization;

   "address your remarks to the chairperson"
   

5. the head administrative officer of a college or university

6. the office of the United States head of state;

   "a President is elected every four years"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The president gave the Prince and his attendants a farewell banquet.
   总统为王子和他的随员举行了告别宴会。
2. She was exalted to the position of president.
   她被提升为校长。
3. The president has just come to see me.
   校长刚才来看我来了。
4. When the president of the company retired, the vice-president was elevated to his position.
   该公司的总经理退休时,副总经理被提升为总经理。
5. I'll have you know that I was president of the ski club in my college days.
   我告诉你,我在大学时代是滑雪社的社长。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The president fastened on the idea at once.
   总统立即拿定了这个主意。
2. The president desired that you (should) visit him next week.
   总统希望你下星期去拜访他。
3. The president decorated five soldiers for extraordinary bravery in battle.
   总统给在战斗中表现异常勇敢的五位战士授勋。
4. The president toured quite a number of African states with a view to mending his fences with them.
   那位总统访问了不少非洲国家,想同这些国家建立良好的关系。
5. The president confirmed him as secretary of state.
   总统任命他为国务卿。
6. The president has not appointed a single black judge to the south.
   总统从未向南方委派过一个黑人法官。
7. The president stood up to acknowledge the cheers of the crowd.
   总统站起来向欢呼的人群致意。
8. Congress affirmed the treaty the president had signed.
   国会批准了总统签署的条约。
9. When do you think the president will confirm you in office?
   你认为总统将在什么时候批准你任职?
10. His suggestion was never even forwarded to the president.
    他的建议从没有上报过总统。
11. The people esteemed the president for his unselfishness.
    人民敬重总统无私的品质。
12. They were plotting how they would assassinate the president.
    他们正秘密策划如何暗杀总统。
13. The ambassador presents his credentials to the president.
    大使把全权证书递交给总统。
14. The powers of a president are defined in the constitution.
    总统的权力在宪法里做了规定。
15. How many Presidents were there before Lincoln?
    林肯之前有多少位总统?
16. Twelve guards on motorcycles preceded the president's car.
    骑在摩托车上的12名卫兵行于总统车前。
17. The president's veto of the bill dashed the hopes of many mayors.
    总统对议案的否决使许多市长的希望落空。
18. The president's statement cleared the air of rumours and guessing.
    总统的声明消除了谣言和疑虑。
19. They named Smith for president.
    他们提名史密斯担任主席。
20. The president is believed to be seriously ill.
    据悉主席病得很重。
21. They approached the president with the suggestion.
    他们找校长提出这一建议。
22. The president had announced to us the establishment of a new research society.
    校长通知我们,将成立一个新的研究会。
23. We nominated him as the president of our college.
    我们选他作我们学院的院长。
24. They appointed me president of the association.
    他们任命我为该协会的主席。
25. I nominate Bill as the club president.
    我提名比尔为俱乐部主席候选人。
26. His election to the board of directors paved the way to the replacement of the old president.
    他被选入董事会,这为他取代原来的董事长铺平了道路。
27. When the president of the company retired, the vice president was elevated to his position.
    公司总裁退休后,副总裁被提升来接替他的职位。

经典引文

• He became President of the Geological Society in 1872.

  出自： L. Huxley

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• elect president 选举总统
• inaugurate president 为总统举行就职典礼
• oppose president 反对主席
• run for president 竞选总统
• serve president 为总统效力
• support president 支持总统

形容词+～

• former president 前总统
• honorable president 荣誉校长
• incoming president 即将上任的总统
• late president 已故总统
• life-long president 终身总统
• newly-elected president 新当选的总统
• outgoing president 即将离任的总统
• possible president 可能的总统
• respected president 受尊敬的总统
• vice president 副总统

名词+～

• company president 公司总裁
• department president 部门主任
• intelligence president 情报主任
• laboratory president 实验室主任
• party president 政党首领
• police president 警长
• secret president 特工首脑
• union president 工会主席

～+介词

• president of France 法国总统
• president of university 大学校长

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. president的基本意思是“总统,主席”,指共和政体的国家经选举产生的最高首脑。也可作“(大学)校长,会长,董事长,总经理”解。
2. president与表示人名的专有名词连用时专有化,首字母须大写。
3. president作“总统”解时,如果指总统职务,其前不用冠词; 如果指总统本人,需用冠词。

词义辨析

n. (名词)

president, director, headmaster, principal, schoolmaster

• 这组名词的共同意思是“校长”,但用于不同的学校要用不同的词:principal通常指中学校长,也可指小学校长或大学院长; headmaster指普通小学或中学的男性校长,在美国尤指私立学校的校长; director不仅指学校的校长,还可指各组织机构、团体等的负责人,如处长、局长、主任、厂长等; schoolmaster指小学、中学等一般学校的教师或校长; president指大学校长。例如:
• The school principal announced the honor roll list.校长宣布了优等生名单。
• Our headmaster is an old man.我们的校长是一位老人。
• He is the director of the research center.他是研究中心的主任。
• John is the schoolmaster of that secondary school.约翰是那所中学的校长。
• He was the president of Harvard University.他是哈佛大学的校长。

president, chief, chieftain, head

• 这组词的共同意思是“头头”或“领导人”。
• 1.president指“总统,主席”或“(大学)的校长”。
• 2.chief通常指一个团体中身居最高职位的人或国家,也可指政府中某个部门的主管,多用于美式英语中,且具有较为庄重的色彩。例如:
• The mayor displaced the police chief.市长把警察局局长撤换了。
• The Queen is the chief of the armed forces by right.女王理应是武装部队的统帅。
• He was the chief of the clan.他是那个部族的族长。
• 3.head一般用于比chief地位稍低的人,有时可与chief互换使用,多用于英式英语中。例如:
• Zhang Hua was chosen the head of the factory.张华被选为厂长。
• The original founder is still the head of the organization.最早的创始人仍是该组织的领导人。
• 4.chieftain则专指一个部落的酋长、族长,或强盗、土匪等的头头。例如:
• He used to be a Highland chieftain.他过去是一个苏格兰高地的族长。
• John was the chieftain of a band of robbers.约翰是一伙强盗的头目。

常见错误

n. (名词)

1. 作为总统,他委派最能干的人到内阁供职。

   误 As a president, he appointed men to his cabinet whom he considered most capable for the job.

   正 As president, he appointed men to his cabinet whom he considered most capable for the job.

2. 我们任命他为俱乐部主席。

   误 We appointed him to be the president of the club.

   正 We appointed him to be president of the club.

   析 president在表示“总统〔主席〕的职务”时,其前不加冠词a或the。

词源解说

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古典拉丁语的prsidentum，意为坐在前头者，总督；最初源自该语的prsidere，意为头领。

近反义词

【近义词】

• chief
• chieftain
• head
• headmaster
• schoolmaster

派生词

n.(名词)

• presidency n. 总统的职位;总统的任期