preside

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To act as president or chairperson. intransitive
  2. To exercise authority or control. intransitive
    — The firſt day of November was dedicated to the angel preſiding over fruits, ſeeds, &c. and was therefore named la mas ubhal, that is, the day of the apple fruit, and being pronounced lamasool, the English have corrupted the name to lambswool, a name they give to a compoſition made on this eve of roaſted apples, ſugar, and ale.
  3. To be a featured solo performer. intransitive
    — I’ll preside at the organ.

词形变化

presides present,singular,third-person presiding participle,present presided participle,past presided past præside alternative,archaic

词源

From Old French presider, from Latin praesidēre (“preside”), from pre- (“before”) + sedere (“to sit”). Displaced Old English foresittan, which might have been a calque of the Latin.
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