chief

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group.
    — In virtue of this privilege, in testimony of my affectionate respect for a revered chief, in conformity with what I believe to be the wish of all the Members of the scientific department, over which I have the honour to preside, and to perpetuate the memory of that illustrious master of accurate geographical research, I have determined to name this noble peak of the Himalayas ‘Mont Everest.’
  2. Headship, the status of being a chief or leader. uncountable
    — Bob is our troubleshooter in chief.
  3. The top part of a shield or escutcheon; more specifically, an ordinary consisting of the upper part of the field cut off by a horizontal line, generally occupying the top third.
    — When the Chief is Charged with any figure, in blazon it is said to be "On a Chief".
  4. The principal part or top of anything.
  5. An informal term of address. ironic,sometimes
    — “How old are you, chief?” the elevator guy said.
  6. An informal term of address.; An informal term of address for a Native American or First Nations man. ironic,offensive,sometimes
动词 v.
  1. To smoke cannabis. slang
形容词 adj.
  1. Primary; principal.
    — Negligence was the chief cause of the disaster.
  2. Intimate, friendly. Scotland
    — 'You’re doing it because she was your friend, not because she was a parishioner, and certainly not because of the Declaratory Articles,' Macmurray said, pushing himself forward on his seat. 'Everybody knows how chief you and she were. It was an unfitting relationship for a minister while she was alive, and it is equally unfitting for you to do her a favour like this now she's dead.'

词形变化

chiefs plural chiefer comparative more chief comparative chiefest superlative most chief superlative chiefs present,singular,third-person chiefing participle,present chiefed participle,past chiefed past

词汇关系

近义词
chieftain
下位词
chiefess chieftess
衍生词
archchief arch-chief band chief base chief big white chief case-in-chief case in chief champion-in-chief champion in chief chiefdom chiefery chiefess chief hare chiefhood chiefie chiefless chiefling chiefly chief of party chief of police chief of staff chief of state chief rent chiefry chiefship chieftess cochief commander in chief commander-in-chief condoled chief crew chief dexter chief editor in chief editor-in-chief examination-in-chief fire chief in chief overchief paramount chief per chief police chief redactor-in-chief subchief tenant-in-chief too many chiefs and not enough Indians tribal chief umpire-in-chief underchief vassal-in-chief war chief air chief marshal assistant chief constable chief cell chief constable chief cook and bottle washer chief cook and bottle-washer chief editor chief executive chief executive officer CEO chief experience officer chief financial officer chief information officer chief inspector chief judge chief justice chief-justice chief legal officer chief lord chief magistrate chief mate chief medical advisor chief medical officer chief minister chiefness chief operating officer chief people officer chief petty officer chief petty officer first class chief petty officer second class chief priest chief scientist chief super chief superintendent chief technical officer chief technological officer chief technology officer chief warrant officer deputy chief constable master chief petty officer master chief warrant officer senior chief petty officer senior chief warrant officer
相关词
captain chieftain chef

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kap-
Proto-Indo-European *káput
Proto-Italic *kaput
Latin caput
Vulgar Latin capus
Old French chiefbor.
Middle English chef
English chief
Inherited from Middle English chef, borrowed from Old French chief, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic *kaput, from Proto-Indo-European *káput, from *kap-.
Doublet of cape (“point of land”), capo, caput, and chef through Latin (possibly also related to cape (“sleeveless garment”) and cap (“head covering”) from Latin cappa); doublet of head and Howth through Proto-Indo-European.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kap-
Proto-Indo-European *káput
Proto-Italic *kaput
Latin caput
Vulgar Latin capus
Old French chiefbor.
Middle English chef
English chief
Inherited from Middle English chef, borrowed from Old French chief, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic *kaput, from Proto-Indo-European *káput, from *kap-.
Doublet of cape (“point of land”), capo, caput, and chef through Latin (possibly also related to cape (“sleeveless garment”) and cap (“head covering”) from Latin cappa); doublet of head and Howth through Proto-Indo-European.
词源 3
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kap-
Proto-Indo-European *káput
Proto-Italic *kaput
Latin caput
Vulgar Latin capus
Old French chiefbor.
Middle English chef
English chief
Inherited from Middle English chef, borrowed from Old French chief, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic *kaput, from Proto-Indo-European *káput, from *kap-.
Doublet of cape (“point of land”), capo, caput, and chef through Latin (possibly also related to cape (“sleeveless garment”) and cap (“head covering”) from Latin cappa); doublet of head and Howth through Proto-Indo-European.
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