principal
最重要的;主要的;资本的;本金的
首长,负责人;主要演员,主角;[法]委托人,当事人;本金
变形
复数:principals
双语释义
- [A]最重要的,主要的 highest in importance or position; main; chief
- [C]负责人,校长 the head of some universities, colleges and schools
- [S]资本,本金 an amount of money lent, put into a business, etc. and on which interest is paid
- [P]被代理人,委托人 person for whom another acts as his agent
- [C]主犯 person directly responsible for a crime
英英释义
principal[ 'prinsəpəl ]
- n.
- the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
- the educator who has executive authority for a school
"she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"
同义词:school principalhead teacherhead
- an actor who plays a principal role
同义词:starlead
- capital as contrasted with the income derived from it
同义词:corpusprincipal sum
- the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account
同义词:dealer
- adj.most important element
"the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"
同义词:chief(a)main(a)primary(a)
词汇搭配
- principal food主要食物
- principal interest本利
- principal offender主犯
- principal sum本金
- consult the principal与委托人商量
- pay off the principal and interest付清本息
- school principal校长
- as a principal作为主犯
- principal in the first degree主犯
- the principal of college学院院长
词组短语
principal component主成分;[化]知组分
principal component analysis主成分分析
principal and interest本利,本金及利息
principal stress主应力;枝力,枝动
principal axis[物]主轴
principal factor主要因素;主因子法
principal investigator主要研究者
repayment of principal还本;偿还本金
principal function主函数;主要职能
principal strain主应变,枝变
principal product主产物
principal direction纸向;主方向
principal office总部,总社;总办事处;校长室
principal element主要因素;主元素
principal character主人公;主要特征
principal focus [物]主焦点(等于focal point)
principal tensile stress汁应力,主拉应力
major principal stress最大主应力,第一主应力
principal value本金值;基本价值;主值
principal action主诉;主要行动
同近义词辨析
这组词都有“首要的,主要的”的意思,其区别是:
principal用于人时,指地位优于其他人;用于物时,指该物在大小、重要性等方面优于他物。
leading侧重指具有影响力或凝聚力。从而有主导和引导的作用。
primary通常不用于人。用于物时,指在重要性方面占第一位。
foremost侧重指在行进或发展过程中居首位。
capital着重指因重要性、意义、优越或重大而名列同类之首。
major指同其他人或其它物、问题等相比较,显得更加重要和突出。
chief拽人时,表同类中职位最高,权力最大;指物时,表同类中最重要,价值最高。
main通常只用于物。指在一定范围内,某物的重要性、体积或力量等超过其它物。
这组词都有“校长”的意思,其区别是:
president在美国专指大学的校长,在英国指学院院长。
principal在英国可指大学校长、院长以及中小学校长,但在美国仅指中小学校长。
headmaster在英国指对中小学校长的一般称呼,尤指私立学校的校长。
双语例句
- Our principal problem is lack of time.
我们的主要问题就是缺少时间。 - My wages are the principal source of my income.
薪金是我收入的主要来源。 - My principal concern is my family's welfare.
我至为关心的是我一家的幸福。
- How much interest will there be on a principal of $5000?
5000美元本金的利息是多少? - Mr.Charlie Wang is a Principal of Pangaea and responsible for capital management.
王岩先生现任磐石基金执行董事,负责资本管理。 - The principal or capital,as distinguished from the interest or income,as of a fund or estate.
资金,基金或资产的本金或资本,以区别于利息或收入。 - When I came into the office, the principal rose to welcome me.
当我走进办公室时,校长起身欢迎我。 - He is going to fill the position of principal.
他将去担任中学校长的职务。 - She danced the principal role in the ballet.
她在这个芭蕾舞中担任主角。 - Through it all Richard Nixon moved as if he were himself a spectator, not the principal.
尼克松自始至终表现得象旁观者,而不是主角。 - The agent spoke on behalf of his principal.
代理人代表他的委托人说话。 - I will have to consult my principals before I can give you an answer on that.
我必须同我的委托人磋商后才能就这个问题给你答复。 - Indeed I was the principal in the crime.
我真正做了这个罪恶的主犯。 - Shall I work underground, bribing the paltry assistants in that foul conspiracy, until I find my way to the thrice guilty principal?
我要不要秘密进行追究,贿赂那肮脏密谋中的可鄙助手,直至我找到线索挖出那三倍有罪的主犯?