principal

['prinsəpəl]

adj.主要的, 首要的
n.本金, 资本, 校长, 主角, 委托人, 主犯

a.

1. 主要的, 首要的, 最重要的[B]

Drinking is a principal cause of traffic accidents.

酗酒是交通事故的主要原因。

2. 资本的, 本金的

n.

1. 校长; 社长; 首长[C]

The school principal read the honor roll list.

校长宣读优秀生名单。

2. 资本, 本金[S]

The interest on a principal of $10, 000 or above is 0.2 percent higher.

本金一万元以上的利息高百分之零点二。

3. 主要演员, 主角; 首席演奏者; 独唱者[P1]

4. 委托人, 当事人[P1]

词形变化

副词: principally | 名词: principalship |

词义辨析

同义:

a.主要的; 最重要的

chief  main  important  leading  dominant  foremost  primary  head  prominent  essential  

同义参见:

cardinal  director  predominant  leader  heroine  highlight  hero  captain  staple  headmaster  significant  prime  president  premier  governor  paramount  central  first  

英英释义

名词 principal:

the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated

the educator who has executive authority for a school

同义词：school principal, head teacher, head

an actor who plays a principal role

同义词：star, lead

capital as contrasted with the income derived from it

同义词：corpus, principal sum

the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account

同义词：dealer

形容词 principal:

most important element

同义词：chief, main, primary

补充

principalprincipal英:[ˈprinsəpəl] 美:[ˈprɪnsəpəl]adj.1.最重要的; 主要的Drinking is a principal cause of highway deaths.酗酒是公路死亡事故的最主要的原因。n.1.负责人, 校长He is the principal of this school.他是该学校的校长。2.资本, 本金There is a shortage of principal.资金有些短缺。3.被代理人, 委托人I must consult my principals.我得同委托人商量一下。

例句

1. Annie was pleased to get one of the principal parts in the production.安妮很高兴能出演这部片子的主要角色。 2. The principal reason for my change of mind is this.这是我改变主意的主要原因。 3. The principal ingredients are flour and milk.主要原料是面粉和牛奶。 4. the company's principal capital expenditures公司的本金支出 5. The trust acquired interests in five principal properties during the course of the last year.上一年期间, 该信托机构从五项资本财产中获取利息。 6. principal of the criminal policy department刑事政策部主任 7. Any person who has the capacity to contract may as a principal engage an agent to contract on his behalf.任何有能力签约的人都可以作为委托人聘用代理人代表自己签订合约。 8. A contract bond guarantees that the principal will fulfil all contractual obligations.契约保证书确保主债务人履行所有契约责任。 9. Donald King is the principal of Dartmouth High School.唐纳德•金是达特茅斯中学的校长。 10. principal of English at Hamilton Grammar School汉密尔顿文法学校英语系主任 11. Your spouse receives income and principal from the trust for the remainder of his or her lifetime.你的配偶在其余生都会获得该信托基金的收益和本金。 12. At the stated maturity date, the principal is repaid.在规定的到期日, 初始债额还清了。 13. He was the youngest musician in Australia to be appointed a principal in an ABC orchestra.他是被指定担任澳大利亚广播公司旗下一家乐团的首席演奏家的最年轻的澳大利亚音乐家。 14. the country's principal cities.该国的重要城市。 15. the principal amount of your investment.你投资的本金。 16. a design consultancy whose principal is based in San Francisco.负责人以旧金山为基地的设计咨询公司。 17. the winners are paid from the interest without even touching the principal.中奖者奖金从利息中支付，无须动本金。 18. stockbrokers in Tokyo act as agents rather than as principals.东京的股票经纪人只是代理人而不是委托人。 19. the principal characters in a play戏剧里的主要角色 20. Our products are designed principally for the European market.我们的产品主要为欧洲市场设计。 21. Vegetables are the principal ingredients in this soup.蔬菜是这道汤的主要原料。 22. My principal [=main] reason for moving is to have a shorter drive to work.我搬家主要是为了缩短开车上班的路程。 23. She is the principal cellist of the orchestra.她是这支管弦乐队的首席大提琴手。 24. "He is principally [=chiefly, mainly] known as a composer."他主要作为一名作曲家为世人所知。 25. the new high school principal新建高中的校长 26. Our monthly mortgage payment covers the interest on our loan as well as some of the principal.我们每月的按揭还贷包括所借贷款的利息和一部分本金。 27. The ballet featured the two principals. [=lead dancers]这出芭蕾舞剧由两个领舞演员主演。 28. One of the principals in the assassination plot has been arrested.这个暗杀阴谋的核心人物之一已被逮捕。