英语词汇“principal”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

most important, consequential, or influential; chief

denoting a capital sum placed at interest, due as a debt, or used as a fund

principally adv

[Middle English via Old French from Latin principalis, from princip-, princeps: see prince]

principal or principle? These two words, which are pronounced the same, are often confused. Principle is only ever a noun and has the basic sense of ‘a fundamental truth or standard’: it's the principle of the thing; I object to that on principle. Principal is most often used as an adjective meaning ‘main’: their principal aim in life. As a noun, principal means the ‘head of an educational establishment’ (it is the American English word for a ‘head teacher’) or ‘a leading actor or performer’ (see principal²)

a person with who has controlling authority or is in a leading position within an organization

the head of an educational institution

NAmer a headteacher

somebody who employs somebody else to act for him or her

a person actually responsible for committing a crime

the person ultimately liable on a legal obligation

a leading performer in a play, opera, etc

a capital sum placed at interest, due as a debt, or used as a fund

a main rafter of a roof

an organ stop, usu one sounding an octave above the diapason

principalship noun

principal¹/ʹprinsipl/ adj

principal²noun

principal1/ʹprinsipl/ adj

principal2noun

principal¹/ʹprinsipl/ adj

principal²noun