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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   principal

   • IPA[ˈprinsəp(ə)l]

   美式

   • adj.
     first in order of importance; main；(of money) denoting an original sum invested or lent
   • n.
     the person with the highest authority or most important position in an organization, institution, or group；the head of a school, college, or other educational institution

   • noun: principal, plural noun: principals

2. • 釋義

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. first in order of importance; main the country's principal cities
   • 2. (of money) denoting an original sum invested or lent the principal amount of your investment

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. the person with the highest authority or most important position in an organization, institution, or group a design consultancy whose principal is based in San Francisco 同義詞 boss, chief, chief executive (officer), CEO, chairman, ... 更多chairwoman, managing director, MD, president, director, manager, employer, head, leader, ruler, controller, informalhead honcho, gaffer, governor, guv'nor
   • ▪ the head of a school, college, or other educational institution I was appointed principal of the new school 同義詞 head teacher, head, headmaster, headmistress, director, ... 更多dean, rector, warden, chancellor, vice chancellor, president, provost, governor, informalprexy, prex
   • ▪ the leading performer in a concert, play, ballet, or opera the singing style of the principals 同義詞 leading actor/actress, leading player/performer, leading man/lady, lead, star, ... 更多protagonist, hero, heroine, leading role, title role, prima donna, diva, prima ballerina
   • ▪ the leading player in each section of an orchestra he had been an outstanding principal in the orchestra
   • 2. a sum of money lent or invested, on which interest is paid the winners are paid from the interest without even touching the principal 同義詞 capital sum, capital, capital funds, working capital, financial resources, ... 更多money, debt, loan
   • 3. a person for whom another acts as an agent or representative stockbrokers in Tokyo act as agents rather than as principals
   • 4. the person directly responsible for a crime.
   • ▪ historical each of the combatants in a duel.
   • 5. a main rafter supporting purlins.
   • 6. an organ stop sounding a main register of open flue pipes typically an octave above the diapason all the principals are on one manual