A honcho is a casual word for the person in charge — the boss who really runs a business, a job, or a team. English speakers often say head honcho, the top person.

A honchoHoncho is a casual word for the person in charge是一個口語詞，指負責的人—— the boss who really runs a business, a job, or a team真正在管一個事業、一份工作，或一個團隊的老大。 English speakers often say head honcho英語使用者常說head honcho， the top person就是最高的那個人。

You will hear it in American talk and in films, not in a contract or a school essay. It feels a little playful, even when the person is powerful.

You will hear it in American talk and in films你會在美式口語和電影裡聽到這個字， not in a contract or a school essay不會出現在合約或學校作文裡。 It feels a little playful這個字聽起來還是有點俏皮， even when the person is powerful就算那個人真的很有權力。

Though actually, it is not an old English invention: it comes from Japanese hanchō, a squad leader, and that Japanese word came from Chinese 班長. American soldiers brought it into English around the Second World War.

Though actually不過其實， it is not an old English invention這不是英文自己造出來的字： it comes from Japanese hanchō, a squad leader它來自日文hanchō，意思是「班長、小隊長」， and that Japanese word came from Chinese 班長而這個日文字又來自中文的「班長」。 American soldiers brought it into English around the Second World War美國士兵在二次大戰前後把它帶進英文。

That story is true, but in English today it does not mean a class monitor.

That story is true這段來歷是真的， but in English today it does not mean a class monitor但honcho在今天的英文裡，不是指「班長」。