administrator
UK/əd'mɪnɪstreɪtə/US/әd'ministreitә/
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Definitions
n.
A person who manages an organization, system, or affairs.
管理人，行政官。
n.
A person with full control of a computer system or network (admin).
系统管理员。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedad-to, toward, near
+
ministerdig, mine, extract; (second branch) jut out, project
+
-atorone who practices, believer in
=administrator
ad- + minister + -ator (one who) = 'one who administers,' the person who manages. Modern computing reuses it for the user who controls a system — the administrator (admin) account.
Common Collocations
- 1.system administrator系统管理员
- 2.database administrator数据库管理员
- 3.estate administrator遗产管理人
- 4.network administrator网络管理员
Example Sentences
- 1.
The system administrator reset everyone's passwords.
- 2.
She was appointed administrator of the estate.