首页英语词典principalprincipal英英释意

principal

英['prɪnsəp(ə)l] 美['prɪnsəpl]
  • adj. 主要的;资本的
  • n. 首长;校长;资本;当事人

英英释意


1. the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
2. the educator who has executive authority for a school;
"she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"
3. an actor who plays a principal role
4. capital as contrasted with the income derived from it
5. the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account