chairman
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++chair·man /ˈtʃeəmən $ ˈtʃer-/ ●●○ W3 noun (plural chairmen /-mən/) [countable] 1 IN CHARGE OFsomeone, especially a man, who is in charge of a meeting or directs the work of a committee or an organization 〔尤指男性〕主席,主持人;〔委员会或组织的〕负责人 → chairwomanchairman of Potts was appointed chairman of the education committee. 波茨被任命为教育委员会主席。deputy/vice chairman Barrett serves as vice chairman. 巴雷特担任副主席一职。 ► Many people use chairperson or chair instead, to avoid suggesting that this person must be a man.很多人使用 chairperson 或 chair 以避免暗示此人必须是男子。2 British EnglishBOBBC someone who is in charge of a large company or organization 〔大公司、大组织的〕董事长,理事长,总裁 the chairman of British Aerospace 英国宇航公司总裁 Williams has been chairman of the board for five years. 威廉斯担任董事会主席已有五年了 。
Examples from the Corpus
chairman• Half of the pension trustees will be employees, with an independent chairman, and pensioners will be represented.• John Shaw, the elected prisoners' chairman of D-wing tells John Earle, a life sentence inmate, what to expect.• Customs refused to meet the costs claimed but the chairman of the tribunal disagreed.• The two men and Mr Tellep, 64, will form an office of the chairman to deal with strategic issues.• the chairman of the boarddeputy/vice chairman• Schwartz also will be vice chairman of Lockheed Martin.• He became deputy chairman of the merged business.• He fills a vacancy created by the recent resignation of James White, 56 years old and former vice chairman.• He is deputy chairman and chief executive of.• From 1946 to 1948 he was the last deputy chairman of the Southern Railway before nationalization.• Mr Jones also was named deputy chairman for the coming year.• He was replaced by Derek Wanless, but he remains deputy chairman.chairman of the board• He experimented with a chairman of the board management style, delegating details to others without surrendering overall control.• He is also chairman of the Board of Governors of Leicester Polytechnic.• Don Fisk of Insight Technologies finishes his term as chairman of the board.• He has been chairman of the board for the last 23 years.• He is a former chairman of the board of management of Volkswagen.• But what about Sid Sheinberg, former president of the company, and Lew Wasserman, former chairman of the board?• I had the jury read the now-infamous letter of the chairman of the board, Dean McGee.• Mr Constable said later that the provost was traditionally chairman of the board, which was not run along political lines.From Longman Business Dictionarychairmanchair‧man /ˈtʃeəmənˈtʃer-/ noun (plural chairmen /-mən/) [countable]1someone, especially a man, who is in charge of a meeting or who directs the work of a committee or organizationSYN CHAIRThe chairman then declared the meeting closed.Morrison had been elected chairman of the party’s Campaign Committee.2 (also chairman of the board)JOBCOMMERCE the person who is in charge of a large company or organization, especially the most senior member of its BOARDSYNCHAIRMicrosoft chairman, Bill GatesHe will remain chairman of the company. → deputy chairman → executive chairman → vice chairmanchair·man nounChineseSyllable
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chairman
chair‧man S3 W1 /ˈtʃeəmən $ ˈtʃer-/
noun (plural chairmen /-mən/) [countable]
1. someone, especially a man, who is in charge of a meeting or directs the work of a committee or an organization ⇨ chairwoman
chairman of
Potts was appointed chairman of the education committee.
deputy/vice chairman
Barrett serves as vice chairman.
► Many people use chairperson or chair instead, to avoid suggesting that this person must be a man.
2. British English someone who is in charge of a large company or organization:
the chairman of British Aerospace
Williams has been chairman of the board for five years.
chair‧man S3 W1 /ˈtʃeəmən $ ˈtʃer-/
noun (plural chairmen /-mən/) [countable]1. someone, especially a man, who is in charge of a meeting or directs the work of a committee or an organization ⇨ chairwoman
chairman of
deputy/vice chairman
► Many people use chairperson or chair instead, to avoid suggesting that this person must be a man.
2. British English someone who is in charge of a large company or organization:
Ways of talking about men and women 表示男女的说法
When you are writing or speaking English it is important to use language that includes both men and women equally. Some people may be very offended if you do not. 说写英语时,重要的是用词要把男女都包括在内,否则可能会冒犯某些人。
The human race 人类
Man andmankind have traditionally been used to mean 'all men and women'. Many people now prefer to usehumanity ,the human race ,human beings orpeople .* man 和 mankind 传统上用以指所有男性和女性,不过,现在许多人喜欢用 humanity、the human race、human beings 或 people。
Jobs 职业
The suffix -ess in names of occupations such asactress ,hostess andwaitress shows that the person doing the job is a woman. Many people now avoid these. Instead you can useactor orhost (althoughactress andhostess are still very common), or a neutral word, such asserver forwaiter andwaitress .后缀 -ess 在职业的名称如 actress、hostess 和 waitress 中表明从事此职业的是女性。目前,许多人避免用这些词。取而代之的是 actor 或 host(尽管 actress 和 hostess 仍然很常见)或用中性词如 server 取代 waiter 和 waitress。 Neutral words like assistant ,worker ,person orofficer are now often used instead of-man or-woman in the names of jobs. For example, you can usepolice officer instead ofpoliceman orpolicewoman , andspokesperson instead ofspokesman orspokeswoman . Neutral words are very common in newspapers, on television and radio and in official writing, in both andBrE .NAmE 现在职业名称常用中性词如 assistant、worker、person 或 officer 取代 -man 或 -woman。例如可用 police officer 代替 policeman 或 policewoman,用 spokesperson 代替 spokesman 或 spokeswoman。在报刊、电视、广播和公文中,英式英语和美式英语都常用中性词。 When talking about jobs that are traditionally done by the other sex, some people say: a male secretary /nurse /model (NOTman ) ora woman /female doctor /barrister /driver . However this is now not usually used unless you need to emphasize which sex the person is, or it is still unusual for the job to be done by a man/woman.谈及传统上由另一性别干的工作时,有人用 male secretary/nurse/model(不用 man)或 woman/female doctor/barrister/driver 表示。不过现在这种用法不常见,除非要强调此人的性别,或由某性别干此工作仍然少见 :◆ My daughter prefers to see a woman doctor. 我的女儿喜欢让女医生看病。 ◆ They have a male nanny for their kids. 他们有个男保姆照料孩子。 ◆ a female racing driver 女赛车手
Pronouns 代词
He used to be considered to cover both men and women.* he 过去被认为既指男性也指女性 :◆ Everyone needs to feel he is loved. 人人都需要有被爱的感觉。 This is not now acceptable. Instead, after everybody ,everyone ,anybody ,anyone ,somebody ,someone , etc. one of the plural pronounsthey ,them , andtheir is often used.现在此用法不获认同。取而代之的是在 everybody、everyone、anybody、anyone、somebody、someone 等之后常用复数代词 they、them 和 their :◆ Does everybody know what they want? 人人都知道自己需要什么吗? ◆ Somebody's left their coat here. 有人把外衣落在这儿了。 ◆ I hope nobody's forgotten to bring their passport with them. 希望没人忘了随身带上护照。 Some people prefer to use he or she ,his or her , orhim or her in speech and writing.有人在口语和书面语中喜欢用 he or she、his or her 或 him or her :◆ Everyone knows what's best for him- or herself. 人人都知道对自己来说什么是最好的。 He/she or(s)he can also be used in writing.* he/she 或 (s)he 亦可用于书面语中 :◆ If in doubt, ask your doctor. He/she can give you more information. 如有疑问请向你的医生咨询,他/她会给你更多的信息。 (You may find that some writers just use 'she'.) 有些人只用 she。 :These uses can seem awkward when they are used a lot. It is better to try to change the sentence, using a plural noun. 这种说法用得太多可能显得别扭。最好尽量改动句子,用复数名词。 :Instead of saying 避免说 :◆ A baby cries when he or she is tired you can say 可以说 :◆ Babies cry when they are tired. 婴儿疲倦时会哭。
Ways of talking about men and women 表示男女的说法
When you are writing or speaking English it is important to use language that includes both men and women equally. Some people may be very offended if you do not. 说写英语时,重要的是用词要把男女都包括在内,否则可能会冒犯某些人。
The human race 人类
Man andmankind have traditionally been used to mean 'all men and women'. Many people now prefer to usehumanity ,the human race ,human beings orpeople .* man 和 mankind 传统上用以指所有男性和女性,不过,现在许多人喜欢用 humanity、the human race、human beings 或 people。
Jobs 职业
The suffix -ess in names of occupations such asactress ,hostess andwaitress shows that the person doing the job is a woman. Many people now avoid these. Instead you can useactor orhost (althoughactress andhostess are still very common), or a neutral word, such asserver forwaiter andwaitress .后缀 -ess 在职业的名称如 actress、hostess 和 waitress 中表明从事此职业的是女性。目前,许多人避免用这些词。取而代之的是 actor 或 host(尽管 actress 和 hostess 仍然很常见)或用中性词如 server 取代 waiter 和 waitress。 Neutral words like assistant ,worker ,person orofficer are now often used instead of-man or-woman in the names of jobs. For example, you can usepolice officer instead ofpoliceman orpolicewoman , andspokesperson instead ofspokesman orspokeswoman . Neutral words are very common in newspapers, on television and radio and in official writing, in both andBrE .NAmE 现在职业名称常用中性词如 assistant、worker、person 或 officer 取代 -man 或 -woman。例如可用 police officer 代替 policeman 或 policewoman,用 spokesperson 代替 spokesman 或 spokeswoman。在报刊、电视、广播和公文中,英式英语和美式英语都常用中性词。 When talking about jobs that are traditionally done by the other sex, some people say: a male secretary /nurse /model (NOTman ) ora woman /female doctor /barrister /driver . However this is now not usually used unless you need to emphasize which sex the person is, or it is still unusual for the job to be done by a man/woman.谈及传统上由另一性别干的工作时,有人用 male secretary/nurse/model(不用 man)或 woman/female doctor/barrister/driver 表示。不过现在这种用法不常见,除非要强调此人的性别,或由某性别干此工作仍然少见 :◆ My daughter prefers to see a woman doctor. 我的女儿喜欢让女医生看病。 ◆ They have a male nanny for their kids. 他们有个男保姆照料孩子。 ◆ a female racing driver 女赛车手
Pronouns 代词
He used to be considered to cover both men and women.* he 过去被认为既指男性也指女性 :◆ Everyone needs to feel he is loved. 人人都需要有被爱的感觉。 This is not now acceptable. Instead, after everybody ,everyone ,anybody ,anyone ,somebody ,someone , etc. one of the plural pronounsthey ,them , andtheir is often used.现在此用法不获认同。取而代之的是在 everybody、everyone、anybody、anyone、somebody、someone 等之后常用复数代词 they、them 和 their :◆ Does everybody know what they want? 人人都知道自己需要什么吗? ◆ Somebody's left their coat here. 有人把外衣落在这儿了。 ◆ I hope nobody's forgotten to bring their passport with them. 希望没人忘了随身带上护照。 Some people prefer to use he or she ,his or her , orhim or her in speech and writing.有人在口语和书面语中喜欢用 he or she、his or her 或 him or her :◆ Everyone knows what's best for him- or herself. 人人都知道对自己来说什么是最好的。 He/she or(s)he can also be used in writing.* he/she 或 (s)he 亦可用于书面语中 :◆ If in doubt, ask your doctor. He/she can give you more information. 如有疑问请向你的医生咨询,他/她会给你更多的信息。 (You may find that some writers just use 'she'.) 有些人只用 she。 :These uses can seem awkward when they are used a lot. It is better to try to change the sentence, using a plural noun. 这种说法用得太多可能显得别扭。最好尽量改动句子,用复数名词。 :Instead of saying 避免说 :◆ A baby cries when he or she is tired you can say 可以说 :◆ Babies cry when they are tired. 婴儿疲倦时会哭。