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principal

/ˈpɹɪnsəpəl/ /ˈpɹɪnsəp̬əl/

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noun

本金，资金。

The money originally invested or loaned, on which basis interest and returns are calculated.

Examples :

"A portion of your mortgage payment goes to reduce the principal, and the rest covers interest."

你每月还房贷的一部分用来减少本金，剩下的部分用来支付利息。

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noun

校长, 校领导

The chief administrator of a school.

Examples :

"The principal announced the new school policy at the assembly. "

校长在集会上宣布了新的学校政策。

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校长，大学校长。

The chief executive and chief academic officer of a university or college.

Examples :

"The university's principal announced a new scholarship program for students. "

大学校长宣布了一项新的学生奖学金计划。

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noun

委托人，当事人。

A legal person that authorizes another (the agent) to act on their behalf; or on whose behalf an agent or gestor in a negotiorum gestio acts.

Examples :

"My principal sells metal shims."

我的委托人是卖金属垫片的.

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noun

主犯，首犯

The primary participant in a crime.

Examples :

"The principal suspect in the vandalism case was a student from the school. "

这起故意破坏公物案件的主要嫌疑人是学校里的一名学生。(Zhè qǐ gùyì pòhuài gōngwù ànjiàn de zhǔyào xiányírén shì xuéxiào lǐ de yī míng xuésheng.)

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noun

负责人，合伙人。

A partner or owner of a business.

Examples :

"The principal investors in the new bakery are a husband and wife team. "

这家新面包店的主要负责人是夫妻二人。

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noun

主要音栓，粗笛管

A diapason, a type of organ stop on a pipe organ.

Examples :

"The organist played a beautiful melody on the principal stop of the pipe organ. "

管风琴师用管风琴的主要音栓（粗笛管）演奏了一段优美的旋律。

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noun

屋架，主梁。

The construction that gives shape and strength to a roof, generally a truss of timber or iron; or, loosely, the most important member of a piece of framing.

Examples :

"The principal support for the barn's roof was a large wooden truss. "

谷仓屋顶的主要支撑结构是一个大型木制屋架。

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noun

主翼羽，初级飞羽

The first two long feathers of a hawk's wing.

Examples :

"The hawk's principal feathers were damaged in the storm. "

暴风雨中，那只鹰的主翼羽受损了。

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(No commonly used modern Chinese equivalent) 葬礼华盖上的装饰物

One of the turrets or pinnacles of waxwork and tapers with which the posts and centre of a funeral hearse were formerly crowned.

Examples :

"The antique hearse was adorned with intricate principal, which were candles. "

这辆古老的灵车装饰着精美的葬礼华盖上的装饰物，那些装饰物实际上是蜡烛。

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原则，原理。

An essential point or rule; a principle.

Examples :

"The principal reason for staying late at the office was to finish the report. "

留在办公室加班的主要原因是完成报告。

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首席舞者，主演。

A dancer at the highest rank within a professional dance company, particularly a ballet company.

Examples :

"The principal dancer of the Royal Ballet Company performed a breathtaking pirouette. "

英国皇家芭蕾舞团的首席舞者表演了一个令人叹为观止的旋转。

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负责人，主体。

A security principal.

Examples :

"The school's principal is responsible for the safety of all students. "

学校的负责人对所有学生的安危负责。

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adjective

主要的，首要的。

Primary; most important; first level in importance.

Examples :

"Smith is the principal architect of this design."

史密斯是这项设计的主要设计师。

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adjective

王子的，首要的。

(Latinism) Of or relating to a prince; princely.

Examples :

"The principal's speech at the school assembly was full of princely pronouncements about the importance of hard work. "

校长在学校集会上发表的演讲充满了如同王子般高贵的关于努力工作重要性的宣告。

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