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per·son·nel
\\ˌpər-sə-ˈnel\\ noun ETYMOLOGY French, from German Personale, Personal, from Medieval Latin personale, from Late Latin, neuter of personalis personal
DATE 1837
1.
a. a body of persons usually employed (as in a factory, office, or organization)
b. personnel plural : persons
2. a division of an organization concerned with personnel personnel
1837, from Fr. personnel (a contrastive term to materiél), noun use of personnel (adj.) "personal," from O.Fr. personel (see personal).
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
personnelper·son·nel /
7pE:sE5nel;
NAmE 7pE:rs- /
noun1. [pl.] the people who work for an organization or six of the armed forces
(组织或军队中的)全体人员,职员:
skilled personnel 熟练人员
sales / technical / medical / security / military, etc. personnel 推销、技术、医务、保安、军事等人员2. [U + sing. / pl. v.] the department in a company that deals with employing and training people
人事部门
SYN human resources
:
the personnel department / manager 人事部门/经理
She works in personnel. 她在人事部工作。
Personnel is / are currently reviewing pay scales. 人事部现在正审核工资级别。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishpersonnel
noun
1 staff
ADJ. qualified, skilled, trained | key | senior | management | authorized Only authorized personnel have access to the computer system. | company, corporate | army, military, security (force), service an employment agency for ex-service personnel | civilian | government, state | hospital, medical | administrative | technical
2 department of a company
VERB + PERSONNEL be in, work in He's is in personnel, isn't he?
PERSONNEL + NOUN department | director, manager, officer | records
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
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personnel administration
, or
personnel carrier
, or
personnel management
per·son·nel
\|pərs
ən|el, |pə̄s-, |pəis-\
noun
(
plural personnel or personnels)
Usage: often attributiveEtymology: French, modification (influenced by
personnel, adjective, personal) of German
personal, alteration of
personale, from Late Latin, neuter of
personalis personal — more at
personal
1.
a. : a body of persons employed in some service (as the army or navy, a factory, office, airplane) — distinguished from
matériel
b. personnel plural : persons of a particular (as professional or occupational) group
< military personnel >
< missionary personnel >
< 34,000 personnel in the expanded operation >
< the changing personnel of the theater >2.
a. : a body of employees that is a factor in business administration especially with respect to efficiency, selection, training, service, and health
b. : the division of an organization concerned primarily with the selection, placement, and training of employees and with the formulation of policies, procedures, and relations with employees or their representatives