prefect

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An official of Ancient Rome who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc. historical
    — the prefect of the aqueducts; the prefect of a camp, of a fleet, of the city guard, or of provisions; the pretorian prefect, who was commander of the troops guarding the emperor's person
  2. The head of a department in France.
  3. The head of a county in Albania or Romania.
  4. The head of a prefecture in Japan.
  5. A school pupil in a position of power over other pupils. UK
  6. A commander.

词形变化

prefects plural præfect alternative praefect alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
perfectibility prefecthood prefectship subprefect underprefect
相关词
prefecture

词源

From Middle English prefect and prefecte, from Old French prefect (Mod. French préfet), from Latin praefectus (“one placed in charge, overseer, director, prefect”), from praeficere (“to place in charge”).
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