释义 |
prefect/ˈpri:fekt/n. 1a a chief officer, magistrate, or governor 长官,地方行政长官,省长 b the chief administrative officer of a department in France (法国)部门高级行政长官 2 esp. Brit. a senior pupil in a school etc. authorized to enforce discipline [尤英] (学校中维持秩序的)级长,班长 3 Rom. Hist. a senior magistrate or military commander [罗马]【史】资深的行政长官,司令官 □ prefectoral /-ˈfekt(ə)r(ə)l/ adj.□ prefectorial /-ˈtɔ:riəl/ adj.[Middle English via Old French from Latin praefectus, past part. of praeficere ‘set in authority over’ (as PRAE-, facere ‘make’)] |