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    A provost is a senior official in charge of things. At a university, the provost is usually one of the top leaders, often in charge of academics, ranking just below the president. In Scotland, a "provost" is the title given to the head of a town or city council, similar to a mayor.

    （大學）教務長；（蘇格蘭）市長

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組成From Latin praepositus ("placed in charge"), from prae- ("before") + positus ("placed").

同家族的字

  • positionprobably shares the Latin root meaning "to place"
  • proposeprobably shares the Latin root meaning "to place"

原始詞典資料21 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，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。

Provostname

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    A surname originating as an occupation for a provost.

provostnoun/ˈpɹɒvəst/

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    historicallifestylereligionOne placed in charge: a head, a chief

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    lifestylereligionOne placed in charge: a head, a chief

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    lifestylereligionOne placed in charge: a head, a chief

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    educationhigher-educationOne placed in charge: a head, a chief

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    obsoleteOne placed in charge: a head, a chief

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    One placed in charge: a head, a chief

    • The repairs were completed in the summer of last year, more than ten months after the line had been closed, and the branch was re-opened on June 29, when Mr. T. F. Cameron, Chief Regional Officer, Scottish Region, received Provost J. S. Collin, of Eyemouth, at the station. The 12.42. p.m. train to Burnmouth was signalled out of the station by the Provost, after he had been introduced to the crew.
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    historicallifestylereligionA senior deputy, a superintendent

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    educationhigher-educationA senior deputy, a superintendent

    • The provost of the University of Massachusetts has reversed a decision by faculty personnel committees not to renew the contracts of two professors engaged in sex research.
    • The princess, already a serious and diligent child, was given lessons on constitutional matters by Sir Henry Marten, the provost of Eton, and became aware even then that she should not show emotion and must maintain a certain reserve.
另外 11 個記錄的用法
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    historicalA senior deputy, a superintendent

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    obsoleteA senior deputy, a superintendent

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    historicalA senior deputy, a superintendent

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    obsoleteA senior deputy, a superintendent

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    obsoleteA senior deputy, a superintendent

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    obsoleteA senior deputy, a superintendent

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    obsoleteA senior deputy, a superintendent

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    historicalA senior deputy, a superintendent

    • Here comes Signor Claudio, led by the provost to prison;
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    governmentmilitarypoliticsA senior deputy, a superintendent

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    historicalfencinggovernmenthobbiesA senior deputy, a superintendent

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    obsoleteslanggovernmentmilitarypoliticsA provost cell: a military cell or prison.

provostverb/ˈpɹɒvəst/

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    obsoleteslanggovernmentmilitarypoliticsTo be delivered to a provost marshal for punishment.

    • Around the time of the Rebellions of 1837 and the First Anglo-Afghan War, British servicemen spoke of being provosted.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。