foreperson

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A leader of a work crew.
  2. The member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf.
  3. A forefather, predecessor. uncommon
    — The capsule was buried before the Free Genitals Act of 1990, so there was much memorabilia from our pioneering forepersons: Chief Justice Elaine Noble's gavel, a program from Lillian Tomlin's one woman performance of The Brothers Karamazov, and former Sgt. Leonard Matlovich's honorable discharge.

词形变化

forepersons plural forepeople plural

词汇关系

近义词
work foreman work foreperson work forewoman foreman forewoman head juror jury foreman jury foreperson jury forewoman presiding juror

词源

Etymology tree
English fore-
Latin persōna
Anglo-Norman persouneder.
Middle English persoun
English person
English foreperson
From fore- + person.
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