| 单词 | prefect |
| 释义 | Word Frequency prefect(ˈpriːfɛkt) noun Also (for senses 4–7): praefect1. (in France, Italy, etc) the chief administrative officer in a department 2. (in France, etc) the head of a police force 3. British a schoolchild appointed to a position of limited power over his or her fellows 4. (in ancient Rome) any of several magistrates or military commanders 5. Also called: prefect apostolic Roman Catholic Church an official having jurisdiction over a missionary district that has no ordinary 6. Roman Catholic Church one of two senior masters in a Jesuit school or college (the prefect of studies and the prefect of discipline or first prefect) 7. Roman Catholic Church a cardinal in charge of a congregation of the Curia Derived forms prefectorial (ˌpriːfɛkˈtɔːrɪəl) adjective Word origin C14: from Latin praefectus one put in charge, from praeficere to place in authority over, from prae before + facere to do, make |
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