释义 |
chief/tʃi:f/ n. & adj.●n. 1a a leader or ruler 首领,领袖;长官 b the head of a tribe, clan, etc. 酋长,家族长 2 the head of a department; the highest official 主任;(组织或部门的)职务最高的官员 3 Heraldry the upper third of a shield 【纹章学】纹章上段的图记 ●adj. (usu. 通常作 attrib.) 1 first in position, importance, influence, etc. 主要的,首要的,总的 chief engineer 总工程师 2 prominent, leading 杰出的,为首的 □ chiefdom n. 首领的地位,领袖的职务 [Middle English from Old French ch(i)ef, ultimately from Latin caput ‘head’] |