| 单词 | secretary |
| 释义 | secretary —secretaryship, n. /sek"ri ter'ee/, n. , pl. secretaries. 1. a person, usually an official, who is in charge of the records, correspondence, minutes of meetings, and related affairs of an organization, company, association, etc.: the secretary of the Linguistic Society of America. 2. a person employed to handle correspondence and do routine work in a business office, usually involving taking dictation, typing, filing, and the like. 3. See private secretary. 4. (often cap.) an officer of state charged with the superintendence and management of a particular department of government, as a member of the president's cabinet in the U.S.: Secretary of the Treasury. 5. Also called diplomatic secretary. a diplomatic official of an embassy or legation who ranks below a counselor and is usually assigned as first secretary, second secretary, or third secretary. 6. a piece of furniture for use as a writing desk. 7. Also called secretary bookcase. a desk with bookshelves on top of it. [1350-1400; ME secretarie one trusted with private or secret matters; confidant < ML secretarius < L secret(um) SECRET (n.) + -arius -ARY] |
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