读音

/prɪˈnɪsəpl/

释义

• 名词:

  1. 校长或主任：The principal of the school is responsible for its overall management.
  2. 主要负责人：She is the principal of the company’s finance department.
  3. （资金的）本金：The interest is calculated on the principal amount invested.

• 形容词:

  1. 最重要的，主要的：The principal reason for his success was hard work.
  2. 原则上的：They discussed the principal issues in the negotiation.

短语

• “Principal amount” 指的是贷款或投资的原始金额。
• “Principal investigator” 在科研项目中指的是主要负责人。

例句

• 名词: “I need to schedule a meeting with the school principal regarding my child’s progress.”
• 形容词: “The principal challenge we face is increasing competition.”

同义词

• Main
• Chief
• Leading
• Primary
• Dominant