Chancellor



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.大臣, 总理, 首席法官
• ［记］ chance ( 机会) +llor, 靠机会当官

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English chanceler, from Anglo-French chanceler, from Late Latin cancellarius doorkeeper, secretary, from cancellus
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king
  • b. the lord chancellor of Great Britain
  • c. British the chief secretary of an embassy
  • d. a Roman Catholic priest heading the office in which diocesan business is transacted and recorded
• 2.
  • a. the titular head of a British university
  • b.
    • (1) a university president
    • (2) the chief executive officer in some state systems of higher education
• 3.
  • a. a lay legal officer or adviser of an Anglican diocese
  • b. a judge in a court of chancery or equity in various states of the United States
• 4. the chief minister of state in some European countries
• ? chancellorship noun

记忆

德国的“总统” 就是chancellor

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