principal
principal 英 [ˈprɪnsəpl] 美 [ˈprɪnsəpəl]
adj. 主要的；重要的 n. 校长
名词复数:principals
- For an adjective that points to the main or most important thing, your best choice is principal. Is your principal goal for the summer to have fun or to earn some extra money?
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- adj. 主要的；重要的
- n. 校长
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1. The principal reason for this omission is lack of time.
跳过它的主要原因是时间不足。
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2. New roads will link the principal cities of the area.
新建道路将连通这个地区的主要城市。
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3. Peter Brown, principal of St John's College
彼得 · 布朗，圣约翰学院院长
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4. Principal Ray Smith
雷 · 史密斯校长
- principal (adj.) c. 1300, "main, principal, chief, dominant, most important;" also "great, large," from Old French principal "main, most important," of persons, "princely, high-ranking" (11c.), from Latin principalis "first in importance; original, primitive," from princeps (genitive principis) "first man, chief leader; ruler, sovereign," noun use of adjective meaning "that takes first," from primus "first" (see prime (adj.)) + root of capere "to take," from PIE root *kap- "to grasp."
- principal (n.) c. 1300, "ruler, governor;" also "main part;" from principal (adj.) or from or influenced by noun uses in Old French and Latin. From mid-14c. in the sense of "money on which interest is paid;" 1827 as "person in charge of a public school," though meaning "head of a college or hall" was in English from mid-15c.
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