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secretary
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secretary in British English
名词词形 plural -taries
1.
a person who handles correspondence, keeps records, and does general clerical work for an individual, organization, etc
4.
(in the US and New Zealand) the head of a government administrative department
5. (in Britain) See secretary of state (sense 1)
8. another name for secretaire
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secretary 的词源
C14: from Medieval Latin sēcrētārius, from Latin sēcrētum something hidden; see secret词汇频率
secretary in American English
名词词形 plural ˈsecreˌtaries
1.
a.
2. US; [often S-]
an official in charge of a department of government
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派生形式
secretarial (ˌsecreˈtarial)
形容词
secretaryship (ˈsecreˌtaryˌship)
名词
词汇频率
secretary in American English
(ˈsekrɪˌteri)
名词词形 plural -taries
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.
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
6.
a piece of furniture for use as a writing desk
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派生形式
secretaryship 名词
secretary 的词源
[1350–1400; ME secretarie one trusted with private or secret matters; confidant ‹ ML sēcrētārius ‹ L sēcrēt(um) secret (n.) + -ārius -ary]包括 的例句
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secretary
英式英语: secretary
/ˈsɛkrətrɪ/ NOUN
A secretary is a person who is employed to do office work, such as typing letters or answering phone calls.
- 美式英语: secretary /ˈsɛkrɪtɛri/
- 阿拉伯语: سِكْرِتير
- 巴西葡萄牙语: secretário
- 简体中文: 秘书
- 克罗地亚语: tajnica
- 捷克语: sekretářka
- 丹麦语: sekretær
- 荷兰语: secretaresse
- 欧洲西班牙语: secretario
- 芬兰语: sihteeri
- 法语: secrétaire
- 德语: Sekretär
- 希腊语: γραμματέας
- 意大利语: segretario
- 日语: 秘書
- 韩语: 비서
- 挪威语: sekretær
- 波兰语: sekretarz
- 欧洲葡萄牙语: secretário
- 罗马尼亚语: secretară
- 俄语: секретарь
- 西班牙语: secretario
- 瑞典语: sekreterare
- 泰语: เลขานุการ
- 土耳其语: sekreter
- 乌克兰语: секретар
- 越南语: thư ký
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