director
/dɪˈrektə(r)/noun
1- a person who is in charge of an activity, department, or organization主管; 局长; 处长; 院长; 校长; 所长; 科长; 主任：
he has been appointed finance director.
他被任命为财务主管。
1.1
- a member of the board of people that manages or oversees the affairs of a business董事。
1.2
- a person who supervises the actors, camera crew, and other staff for a film, play, television programme, or similar production导演。
1.3
- short for MUSICAL DIRECTOR.MUSICAL DIRECTOR的简称。
派生词
directorial
adjectivedirectorship
noun词源
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French directour, from late Latin director 'governor', from dirigere 'to guide'.