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principal/ˈprinsip(ə)l/ adj. & n.●adj. 1 (usu. 通常作 attrib.) first in rank or importance; chief 第一的；首要的；主要的 the principal town of the district 该地区最重要的城镇 2 main, leading 首要的；领头的 a principal cause of my success 我成功的首要原因 3 (of money) constituting the original sum invested or lent (钱)本金的 ●n. 1 a head, ruler, or superior 为首的人；首领；长官 2 the head of some schools, colleges, and universities (学校、学院、大学的)校长 3 the leading performer in a concert, play, etc. (音乐会、戏剧等中的)主角，主要演员 4 a capital sum as distinguished from interest or income 本金 5 a person for whom another acts as agent etc. 委托人；被代理人 6 (in the UK) a civil servant of the grade below Secretary (英国) (次于大臣的文职人员)主管 7 the person actually responsible for a crime 主犯 8 a person for whom another is surety 主债务人 9 hist. each of the combatants in a duel [史义]决斗的任何一方 10a a main rafter supporting purlins 主椽木 b a main girder 主梁 11 an organ stop sounding an octave above the diapason 主音栓 12 Mus. the leading player in each section of an orchestra 【音】(管弦乐队的)主要演奏者 □ principalship n.[Middle English via Old French from Latin principalis ‘first, original’ (as PRINCE)] |