单词 | superintendent |
释义 | superintendent /sooh'peuhr in ten"deuhnt, sooh'prin-/, n. 1. a person who oversees or directs some work, enterprise, establishment, organization, district, etc.; supervisor. 2. a person who is in charge of maintenance and repairs of an apartment house; custodian. 3. a high-ranking police officer, esp. a chief of police or an officer ranking next above an inspector. adj. 4. superintending. [1545-55; < ML superintendent- (s. of superintendens), prp. of superintendere to SUPERINTEND; see -ENT] |
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