mid-14c., "civil or military official," from Old French prefect (12c., Modern French préfet) and directly from Latin praefectus "public overseer, superintendent, director," noun use of past participle of praeficere "to put in front, to set over, put in authority," from prae "in front, before" (see pre-) + root of facere (past participle factus) "to perform" (see factitious). Spelling restored from Middle English prefet. Meaning "administrative head of the Paris police" is from 1800; meaning "senior pupil designated to keep order in an English school" is from 1864. Related: Prefectorial.
雙語例句
1. He was a prefect and house captain.
他是班長兼社長。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The Prefect was fond of the cant of diplomacy.
這位警察局長很愛好外交辭令.
來自辭典例句
3. The Prefect, had the fashion of calling everything " odd " that was beyond his comprehension.
警察局長習慣于把超過他理解能力以外的一切事情都叫做 “ 怪 ”.
來自辭典例句
4. The scum has calls from the prefect's own office!
那個人渣從地方長官的辦公室打來電話!
來自電影對白
5. I prefect to see your head turn light to black.