bigwig

名词 n.
中文释义
发音 bĭgʹwĭg

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person of importance in a group or organization. informal
    — The company bigwig is gathering his staff together for a meeting today.

词形变化

bigwigs plural big wig alternative big-wig alternative

词源

First arose in the 1730s, from big + wig. Formerly, English men of authority wore wigs. Bigwig plays on the idea that higher authority is denoted by a larger wig.
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