A director-general is the person at the very top of a large public organization — a big office that serves the public, not usually a private shop or factory. The BBC has a Director-General. So do many UN agencies, museums, and government bodies in Britain and Europe.

A director-general is是 a large public organization一個大型公共機構 at the very top of最頂端的 the person那個人——serves the public服務大眾的 a big office大機關，not usually通常不是 a private shop or factory私人商店或工廠。The BBC has有 a Director-General。in Britain and Europe在英國和歐洲，many UN agencies許多聯合國機構、museums博物館 and government bodies和政府機關 So do也都有。

In a company you more often say CEO or managing director; director-general is the public-body title. You will see it written with a hyphen, or as two capital letters in a job title: Director-General.

In a company在公司裡 you你 more often say比較常說 CEO or managing director；director-general is是 the public-body title公家機構的頭銜。You will see it你會看到它 written with a hyphen寫成帶連字號，or as或 in a job title在職稱裡 two capital letters兩個字首大寫：Director-General。

Though actually, the “general” here is not a soldier. It means “overall, for the whole house,” the same idea as in secretary-general. The job mixes management and public standing: this person sets the line for the whole organization, and their name is the one that appears when something goes right or wrong.

Though actually不過其實，here這裡的 the “general” is not a soldier不是軍人「將軍」。It means它的意思是 “overall, for the whole house,”「整體的、管整個家的」，as in secretary-general和 secretary-general 裡的 the same idea是同一個概念。The job這份工作 mixes混合了 management管理 and public standing和公眾地位：this person這個人 for the whole organization為整個機構 sets the line定調，and their name而他的名字 when something goes right or wrong在事情變好或出事時 is the one that appears就是會被搬出來的那一個。