vice-president
UK/,vais'prezidənt/US/'vais'prezidәnt/
释义
n.
A deputy to a president in government, business, or an organization.
副总统；副总裁；副会长。
词根拆分
原生英语vice-prefix
+
presidentroot
=vice-president
vice-（代理、副）+ president（总统）=「代行总统职责的人」。president 本身 = pre-（前）+ sid（坐）+ -ent，「坐在前面 / 主持者」。
例句
- 1.
The vice-president chaired the meeting in the president's absence.
总统缺席时，副总统主持了会议。
- 2.
She was promoted to vice-president of marketing.
她被晋升为市场营销副总裁。