superintendent
UK/,sju:pәrin'tendәnt/US
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Definitions
n.
A person who manages or supervises an organization, department, or building
主管，监督人；（楼宇）管理员
n.
A senior police rank (in the UK); a head of a school district (in the US)
（英国）警司；（美国）学区总监，督学
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedsuper-above, beyond
+
in-not, opposite of
+
-entperforming, being in a state
=superintendent
super- (over) + in- (toward) + tend (stretch) + -ent (one who) = "one who stretches attention over" an operation. A superintendent oversees from above, directing the work of others — the same "stretch the mind toward, from a position above" that gives us supervise.
Root tend still carries 40 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.police superintendent警司
- 2.school superintendent学区总监
- 3.building superintendent楼宇管理员
- 4.district superintendent地区主管
Example Sentences
- 1.
The building superintendent fixed the broken heating.
- 2.
The school superintendent announced new safety rules.