principal
英 [ˈprɪnsəpl] 美 [ˈprɪnsəpəl]

adj.

最重要的；主要的；资本的；本金的

n.

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

adj.(形容词)

1. [A]最重要的,主要的 highest in importance or position; main; chief

n.(名词)

1. [C]负责人,校长 the head of some universities, colleges and schools
2. [S]资本,本金 an amount of money lent, put into a business, etc. and on which interest is paid
3. [P]被代理人,委托人 person for whom another acts as his agent
4. [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

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

• principal food主要食物
• principal interest本利
• principal offender主犯
• principal sum本金

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• consult the principal与委托人商量
• pay off the principal and interest付清本息

名词+～

• school principal校长

介词+～

• as a principal作为主犯

～+介词

• 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

更多收起词组短语

同近义词辨析

principal, leading, primary, foremost, capital, major, chief, main

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。

president, principal, headmaster

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

用作形容词(adj.)

1. Our principal problem is lack of time.
   我们的主要问题就是缺少时间。
2. My wages are the principal source of my income.
   薪金是我收入的主要来源。
3. My principal concern is my family's welfare.
   我至为关心的是我一家的幸福。

用作名词(n.)

1. How much interest will there be on a principal of $5000?
   5000美元本金的利息是多少？
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. He is going to fill the position of principal.
   他将去担任中学校长的职务。
6. She danced the principal role in the ballet.
   她在这个芭蕾舞中担任主角。
7. 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。
8. The agent spoke on behalf of his principal.
   代理人代表他的委托人说话。
9. 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。
10. Indeed I was the principal in the crime.
    我真正做了这个罪恶的主犯。
11. 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？

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