柯林斯詞典principal /?pr?ns?p?l/ (principals) 1. ADJ Principal means first in order of importance. 最重要的[ADJ n] The principal reason for my change of mind is this. 我改變主意的最重要原因就是這個。 ...the country's principal source of foreign exchange earnings. …該國最重要的外匯交易收入來源。2. N-COUNT The principal of a school is the person in charge of the school or college. 校長 Donald King is the principal of Dartmouth High School. 唐納德·金是達(dá)特茅斯中學(xué)的校長。3. N-COUNT The principal of a loan is the original amount of the loan, on which you pay interest. (貸款的) 本金[商業(yè)] [usu sing] 返回 principal劍橋詞典first in order of importance 最重要的 Iraq's principal export is oil . 伊拉克最重要的出口商品是石油。 He was principal dancer at the Dance Theatre of Harlem. 他是哈萊姆舞劇院的頭牌舞蹈演員。 That was my principal reason for moving . 那是我搬家最主要的原因。 例句 The principal aim of this meeting is to reach a decision that we all agree on.The diaphragm is the principal muscle of respiration .I would like to earn more, but this isn't my principal reason for leaving the job .He can't give up teaching , it's his principal source of income .This is the principal road between the two cities . 返回 principal