1. 音标
/prɪnˈsɪpəl/
2. 意思
Principal 主要的,最重要的
校长
资本(如:本金)
3. 翻译
Principal 作为形容词时意为“主要的,最重要的”;
作为名词时可指“校长”或“本金”。
4. 用法
作为形容词:The principal reason for the delay was traffic.(延误的主要原因是交通。)
作为名词:The principal of the school is very strict.(学校的校长很严格。)
作为名词(金融):The interest is calculated based on the principal.(利息是根据本金计算的。)
5. 例句
The principal of the school gave a speech at the graduation ceremony.
(学校的校长在毕业典礼上发表了演讲。)
The principal objective is to improve customer satisfaction.
(主要目标是提高客户满意度。)
The principal amount of the loan was $10,000.
(贷款的本金是1万美元。)
She was promoted to the principal dancer in the company.
(她被提升为该公司的首席舞者。)
The principal cause of the accident was human error.
(事故的主要原因是人为错误。)
His principal motivation is to achieve financial independence.
(他主要的动力是实现经济独立。)
The principal of the firm made the final decision.
(公司负责人做出了最后的决定。)
We need to focus on the principal issues first.
(我们需要首先关注主要问题。)
The principal of the loan is due next month.
(贷款本金将在下个月到期。)
She is the principal of a prestigious school in the city.
(她是这座城市一所著名学校的校长。)
6. 短语搭配
Principal role 主要角色
Principal reason 主要原因
Principal amount 本金
Principal of the school 学校校长
Principal investment 主要投资