國家裡的第二人
核心本身：一個人站在總統旁邊，等著在必要時頂上。
noun · B1
The person who is next in rank to the president of a country, and who takes over the president's duties if the president cannot carry them out.
副總統
核心畫面
Picture someone standing just beside the top chair. Vice- puts them there: near enough to act for the person in it. In a country there is one such person and the point is that they can take over. In an American company the same position is copied sideways, so several people stand beside the chair at once, each looking after one part of the work.
可以想成有人就站在最高的那張椅子旁邊。vice- 這個字首把他放到那個位置上：夠近，近到可以替坐著的人出面。在一個國…更多收起
可以想成有人就站在最高的那張椅子旁邊。vice- 這個字首把他放到那個位置上：夠近，近到可以替坐著的人出面。在一個國家裡，這樣的人只有一位，重點是「他隨時能接手」。到了美國公司裡，同一個位置被橫著複製了好幾份，於是好幾個人同時站在椅子旁邊，各自管一塊工作。From the word’s history
Recorded as vice- + president. The prefix vice- is what puts the holder beside the top post rather than in it.
來源記錄為 vice- 加 president。放在職稱前面的 vice- 可以想成「副的、代理的」，同一組還有 vice-chairman、vice-principal；它做的事就是把人放在最高位的旁邊，而不是那個位子上。
Wiktionary entry supplied in packet (source_ref kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:1186047749:2207), etymology_text: From vice- + president.
Two branches
公司裡分管一塊的高層
同一個「站在最高位旁邊」的位置被搬進公司，但數量從一個變成好幾個：重點從接班移到了分工。
noun · B2
In a company, a senior manager in charge of one particular part of the business, such as sales or marketing. This use is marked as American English.
副總裁／部門最高主管