- 1(英式學校的)風紀股長、學長姐;(法國等)行政區長官。
A prefect is a student at school (common in British-style schools) who is given special responsibility to help keep order - like helping younger students, checking uniforms, or supervising during breaks. It's usually an honor given to older, trusted students. The word is also used for certain government officials, especially in ancient Rome or modern France, who manage a region on behalf of a higher authority.
core核心畫面
組成pre- ("in front") + fect (from Latin "facere", to do or make) - literally "one put in front to manage things".
原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
prefectnoun/ˈpɹiːfɛkt/
- 1
historicalAn official of Ancient Rome who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.
- the prefect of the aqueducts; the prefect of a camp, of a fleet, of the city guard, or of provisions; the pretorian prefect, who was commander of the troops guarding the emperor's person
- Or think of a decent young citizen in a toga - perhaps too much dice, you know - coming out here in the train of some prefect, or tax-gatherer, or trader even, to mend his fortunes.
- 2
The head of a department in France.
- 3
The head of a county in Albania or Romania.
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The head of a prefecture in Japan.
- 5
A school pupil in a position of power over other pupils.
- 6
A commander.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。