secretary

noun

/ˈsekrətri/

/ˈsekrəteri/

(plural secretaries)

(abbreviation Sec.)

a person who works in an office, working for another person, dealing with mail and phone calls, keeping records, arranging meetings with people, etc.秘书
- a legal/medical secretary法律／医务秘书
- the mayor's press secretary 市长的新闻秘书
- Please contact my secretary to make an appointment.请和我的秘书联系，预约一个时间。
- secretary to somebody/something He is secretary to the board of governors.他是董事会秘书。
In this meaning, secretary is starting to become old-fashioned, except in certain compounds like legal secretary and press secretary. It is now more usual to call somebody an assistant or PA (= personal assistant) Please contact my assistant to make an appointment. • We are looking for a new administrative assistant. • She is PA to the managing director. see also executive secretary, private secretaryTopics Jobsa2, Businessa2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- executive
- legal
- medical
- …
an official of a club, society, etc. who deals with mail, keeping records and making business arrangements（俱乐部、社团等的）干事，文书
- the membership secretary组织干事
- She served as club secretary for 25 years.她任俱乐部文书25年。
- The union's branch secretary said he hoped a solution would be found.工会的支部书记说，他希望能找到解决办法。
- secretary to somebody/something secretary to the Jockey Club赛马俱乐部干事
Wordfinder
- AGM
- the chair
- club
- hobby
- member
- newsletter
- secretary
- society
- subscription
- treasurer
see also general secretary, social secretaryTopics Jobsa2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- chief
- first
- assistant
- …
verb + secretary
- resign as
- elect
- elect somebody
- …
secretary + noun
- General
preposition
- secretary to
phrases
- the post of secretary
Secretary
(also Secretary of State)
(in the UK) the head of an important government department政府部门首长；部长 see also Foreign Secretary, Home SecretaryTopics Politicsb2
(in the US美国) the head of a government department, chosen by the president政府部门首长；部长
- Secretary of the Treasury财政部长
- She was deputy secretary of agriculture in the first Obama administration.她是奥巴马第一届政府的农业部副部长。
Topics Politicsb2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- deputy
- assistant
- acting
- …
verb + secretary
- resign as
- replace (somebody as)
preposition
- secretary for
- secretary of
phrases
- Secretary of State
(in the UK) an assistant of a government minister, an ambassador, etc.（英国的大臣、大使等的）助理
- Ms Watson is a former parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Education.沃森女士是教育部长的前议会秘书。
see also parliamentary secretary, parliamentary private secretary, press secretary, undersecretaryTopics Politicsc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- permanent
- former
- cabinet
- …
preposition
- secretary to
phrases
- Secretary of State

词源late Middle English (originally in the sense ‘person entrusted with a secret’): from late Latin secretarius ‘confidential officer’, from Latin secretum ‘secret’, neuter of secretus ‘separate, set apart’, from the verb secernere, from se- ‘apart’ + cernere ‘sift’.

词汇	secretary
释义	secretary noun /ˈsekrətri/ /ˈsekrəteri/ (plural secretaries) (abbreviation Sec.) a person who works in an office, working for another person, dealing with mail and phone calls, keeping records, arranging meetings with people, etc.秘书 a legal/medical secretary法律／医务秘书 the mayor's press secretary 市长的新闻秘书 Please contact my secretary to make an appointment.请和我的秘书联系，预约一个时间。 secretary to somebody/something He is secretary to the board of governors.他是董事会秘书。 In this meaning, secretary is starting to become old-fashioned, except in certain compounds like legal secretary and press secretary. It is now more usual to call somebody an assistant or PA (= personal assistant) Please contact my assistant to make an appointment. • We are looking for a new administrative assistant. • She is PA to the managing director. see also executive secretary, private secretaryTopics Jobsa2, Businessa2 Collocations Dictionaryadjective executive legal medical … an official of a club, society, etc. who deals with mail, keeping records and making business arrangements（俱乐部、社团等的）干事，文书 the membership secretary组织干事 She served as club secretary for 25 years.她任俱乐部文书25年。 The union's branch secretary said he hoped a solution would be found.工会的支部书记说，他希望能找到解决办法。 secretary to somebody/something secretary to the Jockey Club赛马俱乐部干事 Wordfinder AGM the chair club hobby member newsletter secretary society subscription treasurer see also general secretary, social secretaryTopics Jobsa2 Collocations Dictionaryadjective chief first assistant … verb + secretary resign as elect elect somebody … secretary + noun General preposition secretary to phrases the post of secretary Secretary (also Secretary of State) (in the UK) the head of an important government department政府部门首长；部长 see also Foreign Secretary, Home SecretaryTopics Politicsb2 (in the US美国) the head of a government department, chosen by the president政府部门首长；部长 Secretary of the Treasury财政部长 She was deputy secretary of agriculture in the first Obama administration.她是奥巴马第一届政府的农业部副部长。 Topics Politicsb2 Collocations Dictionaryadjective deputy assistant acting … verb + secretary resign as replace (somebody as) preposition secretary for secretary of phrases Secretary of State (in the UK) an assistant of a government minister, an ambassador, etc.（英国的大臣、大使等的）助理 Ms Watson is a former parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Education.沃森女士是教育部长的前议会秘书。 see also parliamentary secretary, parliamentary private secretary, press secretary, undersecretaryTopics Politicsc1 Collocations Dictionaryadjective permanent former cabinet … preposition secretary to phrases Secretary of State 词源late Middle English (originally in the sense ‘person entrusted with a secret’): from late Latin secretarius ‘confidential officer’, from Latin secretum ‘secret’, neuter of secretus ‘separate, set apart’, from the verb secernere, from se- ‘apart’ + cernere ‘sift’.
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