英语词汇“principal”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

prin•ci•pal adj. [before a noun]

first in rank, value, etc.;
chief;
foremost.

[countable] a chief or head.
[countable] the head of a school or, esp. in England, a college.
a chief actor or performer:[countable]The principals are supported by a great cast.
a sum of money, not counting interest or profit on it: [uncountable]trying to pay off at least part of the principal.[countable* usually singular]a principal of about $20,000.
[countable] each of the competitors or participants in a contest, as distinguished from their supporters.

See -prim-.

prin•ci•pal adj.

first or highest in rank, importance, value, etc.;
chief;
foremost.
of, of the nature of, or constituting principal or capital:a principal investment.
[Geom.](of an axis of a conic) passing through the foci.

a chief or head.
the head or director of a school or, esp. in England, a college.
a person who takes a leading part in any activity, as a play;
chief actor or doer.
the first player of a division of instruments in an orchestra (excepting the leader of the first violins).
something of principal or chief importance.
[Law.]
- a person who authorizes another, as an agent, to represent him or her.
- a person directly responsible for a crime, either as an actual perpetrator or as an abettor present at its commission. Cf. accessory (def. 3).
a person primarily liable for an obligation, in contrast with an endorser, or the like.
the main body of an estate, or the like, as distinguished from income.
[Finance.]a capital sum, as distinguished from interest or profit.
[Music.]
- an organ stop.
- the subject of a fugue.
(in a framed structure) a member, as a truss, upon which adjacent or similar members depend for support or reinforcement.
each of the combatants in a duel, as distinguished from the seconds.

Latin prīncipālis first, chief, equivalent. to prīncip- (see prince) + -ālis -al¹
Middle English 1250–1300

prin′ci•pal•ship′, n.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged prime, paramount, leading, main, cardinal, preeminent. See capital ¹.
4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged leader.
5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged headmaster, dean, master.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged secondary, ancillary.

principle

principal

principle

His overriding principle is greed

Their principles do not permit the use of alcoholic beverages

principal

My principal objection is the cost of the project.

principal

The faculty supported the principal in her negotiations with the board

The monthly payments go mostly for interest, leaving the principal practically untouched

principal /ˈprɪnsɪp^əl/ adj (prenominal)

first in importance, rank, value, etc; chief
denoting or relating to capital or property as opposed to interest, etc

a person who is first in importance or directs some event, action, organization, etc
(in Britain) a civil servant of an executive grade who is in charge of a section
a person who engages another to act as his agent
an active participant in a crime
the person primarily liable to fulfil an obligation
the head of a school or other educational institution
capital or property, as contrasted with the income derived from it
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
a main roof truss or rafter
the chief instrumentalist in a section of the orchestra
either of two types of open diapason organ stops, one of four-foot length and pitch and the other of eight-foot length and pitch

Etymology: 13th Century: via Old French from Latin principālis chief, from princeps chief man, prince

ˈprincipalship n

单词	principal
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 prin•ci•pal /ˈprɪnsəpəl/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun] first in rank, value, etc.; chief; foremost. n. [countable] a chief or head. [countable] the head of a school or, esp. in England, a college. a chief actor or performer:[countable]The principals are supported by a great cast. a sum of money, not counting interest or profit on it: [uncountable]trying to pay off at least part of the principal.[countable* usually singular]a principal of about $20,000. [countable] each of the competitors or participants in a contest, as distinguished from their supporters. See -prim-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 prin•ci•pal (prin′sə pəl),USA pronunciation adj. first or highest in rank, importance, value, etc.; chief; foremost. of, of the nature of, or constituting principal or capital:a principal investment. [Geom.](of an axis of a conic) passing through the foci. n. a chief or head. the head or director of a school or, esp. in England, a college. a person who takes a leading part in any activity, as a play; chief actor or doer. the first player of a division of instruments in an orchestra (excepting the leader of the first violins). something of principal or chief importance. [Law.] a person who authorizes another, as an agent, to represent him or her. a person directly responsible for a crime, either as an actual perpetrator or as an abettor present at its commission. Cf. accessory (def. 3). a person primarily liable for an obligation, in contrast with an endorser, or the like. the main body of an estate, or the like, as distinguished from income. [Finance.]a capital sum, as distinguished from interest or profit. [Music.] an organ stop. the subject of a fugue. (in a framed structure) a member, as a truss, upon which adjacent or similar members depend for support or reinforcement. each of the combatants in a duel, as distinguished from the seconds. Latin prīncipālis first, chief, equivalent. to prīncip- (see prince) + -ālis -al¹ Middle English 1250–1300 prin′ci•pal•ship′, n. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged prime, paramount, leading, main, cardinal, preeminent. See capital ¹. 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged leader. 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged headmaster, dean, master. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged secondary, ancillary. The noun principle and the noun and adjective principal are often confused. Although pronounced alike, the words are not interchangeable in writing. A principle is broadly "a rule of action or conduct'' (His overriding principle is greed) or "a fundamental doctrine or tenet'' (Their principles do not permit the use of alcoholic beverages). The adjective principal has the general sense "chief, first, foremost'':My principal objection is the cost of the project.The noun principal has among other meanings "the head or director of a school'' (The faculty supported the principal in her negotiations with the board) and "a capital sum, as distinguished from interest or profit'' (The monthly payments go mostly for interest, leaving the principal practically untouched). Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: principal /ˈprɪnsɪp^əl/ adj (prenominal) first in importance, rank, value, etc; chief denoting or relating to capital or property as opposed to interest, etc n a person who is first in importance or directs some event, action, organization, etc (in Britain) a civil servant of an executive grade who is in charge of a section a person who engages another to act as his agent an active participant in a crime the person primarily liable to fulfil an obligation the head of a school or other educational institution capital or property, as contrasted with the income derived from it the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated a main roof truss or rafter the chief instrumentalist in a section of the orchestra either of two types of open diapason organ stops, one of four-foot length and pitch and the other of eight-foot length and pitch Etymology: 13th Century: via Old French from Latin principālis chief, from princeps chief man, prince ˈprincipalship n
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