secretary
/ˈsekrətərɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1- a person employed by an individual or in an office to assist with correspondence, keep records, make appointments, and carry out administrative tasks秘书。
1.1
- an official of a society or other organization who conducts its correspondence and keeps its records（协会等组织负责信件往来和档案的）文书, 干事。
1.2
- the principal assistant of a UK government minister or ambassador英国政府大臣; 大使的秘书：
as title Chief Secretary to the Treasury.财政部首席秘书。
1.3
- an official in charge of a US government department（美国的）部长。
派生词
secretarial
adjectivesecretaryship
noun词源
late Middle English (originally in the sense person entrusted with a secret)： from late Latin secretarius 'confidential officer', from Latin secretum 'secret', neuter of secretus （see SECRET）.