listen

 Auto Play

listen

 Auto Play
PETS rank
secretary

?�★

  • Conjugation : pl  secretaries
  • Derivatives : n  secretaryship ; adj  secretarial
Font Size

Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

secretary ['sεkrətərɪ]
  1. 1. noun [c] (in office) 秘书
  2. 2. noun [of organization] (committee member) 书记
  3. 3. noun (manager) 干事
  4. 4. noun (company secretary) 文书
    Secretary of State (for sth)
    [BRIT] (某部)部长
    Secretary of State
    [US] 国务卿
    the Transport/Health Secretary
    [BRIT] 交通/卫生大臣

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

secretary [ˈsekrətərɪ]
  1. 1. n.[c] [American English] 部长大臣
    US Treasury Secretary will speak in Washington on the consequences of low savings rate.
    美国财政部长将在华盛顿就低储蓄率带来影响发表讲话
  2. 2. n.[c] 秘书
    The Prime Minister's personal secretary has resigned.
    总理私人秘书已经辞职了。
  3. 3. n.[c] 可信赖的
  4. 4. n.[c] 写字台办公桌
  5. 5. n.[c] 干事文书
    Marvell is the club's secretary.
    马维尔是俱乐部干事

Collins English-English Dictionary

secretary ['sεkrətrɪ]
  1. 1. n a person who handles correspondence, keeps records, and does general clerical work for an individual, organization, etc
  2. 2. n the official manager of the day-to-day business of a society or board
  3. 3. n (in Britain) a senior civil servant who assists a government minister
  4. 4. n (in the US and New Zealand) the head of a government administrative department
  5. 5. n (in Britain) See secretary of state
  6. 6. n (in Australia) the head of a public service department
  7. 7. n [diplomacy] the assistant to an ambassador or diplomatic minister of certain countries
  8. 8. n another name for secretaire
  9. 9. n [Etymology] C14: from Medieval Latin secretarius, from Latin secretum something hidden; see secret

Examples

Don't forget to be pleasant with the receptionist and the secretary.
记得要对前台和秘书和蔼一点儿。
I handed the documents to my secretary.
我把文件递给了秘书。
The new secretary must know English and be good at taking dictation.
新秘书必须懂英语,并善于速记。
Hu Jintao, is the Chinese president and CPCCC general secretary.
胡锦涛是中华人民共和国主席也是中国共产党中央委员会总书记。
Gladys got a job as a secretary.
格拉迪斯找到了一份秘书工作。
secretary pool
[US] 秘书组

Would you like to know more about this word? Simply click the button on the right to ask real people.
You can also check your questions and answers at ‘ My nciku > Posts ’.

Revised Vocab Lists

This word has been edited
15 times by users.

View

Recently Reviewed Words

Content partners 外研社collins