单词 | chancellor |
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音标 | ['tʃɑ:nsələ] |
解释 | n.大臣,总理,首席法官,大学校长 |
红宝书 | 【记】 chance(机会)+llor, 靠机会当官 |
字源 | chancellor (n.) early 12c., from Old French chancelier (12c.), from Late Latin cancellarius "keeper of the barrier, secretary, usher of a law court," so called because he worked behind a lattice (Latin cancellus) at a basilica or law court (see chancel). In the Roman Empire, a sort of court usher; the post gradually gained importance in the Western kingdoms. A variant form, canceler, existed in Old English, from Old North French, but was replaced by this central French form. |
不择手段背单词 | n. 高级官员; 欧洲国家的总理; 美国大学的校长; 首席法官 【例】the Lord Chancellor 大法官 【记】chance(n 机会): 靠机会的人-高级官员, 一有机会就往上爬chan拼: 搀(扶), cellor = cellar地下室. 这些总理大臣们都比较老, 需要搀扶才能进入地下室. |
趣味全助记 | 【记】chance + lor 机会的人,会投机者,抓住机会当了大臣 |
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