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单词 principal
释义
principal
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/us
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/
B1
first inorderofimportance:
最重要的
Iraq's principalexportisoil.伊拉克最重要的出口商品是石油。
He was principaldancerat the Dance Theatre of Harlem.他是哈莱姆舞剧院的头牌舞蹈演员。
That was my principalreasonformoving.那是我搬家最主要的原因。
Synonyms
chief
main
primary
More examples
  • The principalaimof thismeetingis toreachadecisionthat we allagreeon.
  • Thediaphragmis the principalmuscleofrespiration.
  • I would like toearnmore, but this isn't my principalreasonforleavingthejob.
  • He can't give upteaching, it's his principalsourceofincome.
  • This is the principalroadbetween the twocities.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Very important or urgent
  • all-important
  • at all cost(s)idiom
  • be a matter of life and/or deathidiom
  • cardinal
  • chief
  • co-principal
  • life-and-death
  • life-changing
  • mainly
  • major league
  • make the world go around/roundidiom
  • meaningful
  • pressing
  • prized
  • prominent
  • radical
  • revalorization
  • revalorize
  • sacred
  • subtle
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Grammar

Principalorprinciple?
Principal as an adjective means ‘most important’:…
principal
noun
uk
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/us
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/

principalnoun(PERSON)

A2[C]US
(UKheadteacher,head)
thepersoninchargeof aschool
（中小学或学院的）校长
A2[C]UK
thepersoninchargeof acollegeoruniversity
（大学或学院的）校长
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Teachers
  • academician
  • ALNCo
  • associate professor
  • board of education
  • co-principal
  • handler
  • headteacher
  • homeschooler
  • housemaster
  • housemistress
  • instructor
  • professorship
  • rector
  • residence
  • schoolie
  • schoolmarm
  • scribe
  • teaching assistant
  • trainer
  • tutor
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University & college education

principalnoun(MONEY)

[Cusually singular]finance & economicsspecialized
anamountofmoneythat someone hasinvestedin abankorlentto apersonororganizationso that they willreceiveintereston it from thebank,person, ororganization:
本金；可生息的资本
Shelivesoff theinterestandtriestokeepthe principalintact.她靠利息过日子，尽量不动用本金。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Interest & capital
  • annualized
  • APR
  • bank rate
  • capital intensive
  • compound
  • concessional
  • finance
  • interest
  • interest rate
  • interest-bearing
  • lending rate
  • nest egg
  • non-derivative
  • Premium Bond
  • simple interest
  • sinking fund
  • stock
  • the purse stringsidiom
  • vested interest
  • working capital
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Stock markets
(Definition ofprincipalfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

principal| American Dictionary

principal
adjective[not gradable]
us
/ˈprɪn·sə·pəl/

principaladjective[not gradable](MAIN)

first inorderofimportance:
Iraq’s principalexportisoil.
principal
noun
us
/ˈprɪn·sə·pəl/

principalnoun(PERSON)

[C]
apersoninchargeof aschool

principalnoun(MONEY)

[Cusually sing]
anamountofmoneythat islent,borrowed, orinvested,apartfrom anyadditionalmoneysuch asinterest
(Definition ofprincipalfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

principal| Business English

principal
adjective
uk
/ˈprɪnsəpəl/us
first inorderofimportance:
Iraq's principalexportisoil.
Nigeriaremainsthe country's principaleconomicpartner.
FINANCE,ECONOMICS
relatingto anamountofmoneylentorborrowed,ratherthan to theinterestpaidon it:
Shares of thesefundsinvolveinvestmentrisk,includingthepossiblelossof the principalamountinvested.
principal
noun
uk
/ˈprɪnsəpəl/us
[Cusually singular]FINANCE
anamountofmoneylentorborrowed,ratherthan theinterestpaidon it:
Shelivesoff theinterestandtriestokeepthe principalintact.
Thesebondsinvolvetheriskthat theissuingcompanymay beunabletopayinterestorrepayprincipal.
Themoneyissecuredby the borrower'shome, which issoldafter the borrower'sdeathtopayoff theinterestand principal.
[C]LAW
apersonwho isdirectlyinvolvedin anarrangement,agreement, etc.,ratherthan someoneactingfor thatperson:
Once the principalssignthenecessarypapersthedealwill be done.
[C]LAW
apersonwho haslegalresponsibilityfor what abusinessororganizationdoes:
Ilaterbecamea principal at aninvestmentbankingfirm.
(Definition ofprincipalfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprincipal

principal
Some of theprincipalroles of taxonomies are to facilitate human understanding, impart structure on an ontology and promote tenable integration.
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We usedprincipal-factor analysis (starting with squared multiple correlations as the prior communality estimates) to extract the principal factors from the 17 premenstrual symptoms.
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Theprincipalresult of this paper is the following.
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These and the reduction of crop yields caused by the trees were considered as theprincipalcosts.
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Fourprincipalinvestigations of inter-war development were undertaken.
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The numbers atop the bars denote the cumulative percentages of the response variation accounted for by successiveprincipalcomponents.
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Presence of females among theprincipalgroup in a multiple inhumation causes us to believe that women had a preponderant role within the society.
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This formal acknowledgement of informal carers asprincipalproviders of support was seen as a recognition that was somewhat overdue.
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The following sections of the paper seek to specify theprincipaldimensions of reserve among older people and the groups that are most vulnerable.
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We overcame twoprincipaldifficulties in this study.
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Secondly, theprincipalsite for storage of stachyose in seeds seems to be the cytoplasm.
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Firstly, no control agency can allow itself to jeopardize the relationship of trust it enjoys with its political principals.
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That theprincipalobject of a site for arable farming or animal husbandry enjoys much attention is simply stating the obvious.
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In spite of its historical framework the work is dominated by the fates of its threeprincipalcharacters.
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These are small clusters of buildings that have developed around a short access drive to form enclosures behind the line of theprincipalstreet frontage.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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