题目

chief major main三个词有什么区别

提问时间：2020-05-26

答案

1.chief:"主要的,首要的",强调在顺序,等级,重要性,价值方面高于其他所有同类事物,用于人时指
"地位最高",用于物,意为 "最重要的".
The chief engineer is the most important of a group of engineers in a job.He is highest
in rank and probably in pay.
总工程师是参加一项工作的一组工程师中首要的一个,他的级别是最高的,薪水也可能是最高的.
The chief reason for the great changes in the cultural field is the development of economy.
经济发展是文化领域内发生巨大变化的主要原因.
2.major：“重大的,主要的”,指在规模,数量,重要性方面超出同类的其他事物.
John has also played a major part in the improvement of the paper.
约翰在改进这份报纸的工作中也起了较大的作用.
It was not until late afternoon that he began to tackle the major problem.
直到傍晚,他才开始处理重大问题.
3.main：“主要的”,只用于物,强调事物的某一部分、分支的重要性,大小及潜力优于其他部分、
分支,或表示该部分在整个事物中占有显赫的地位.
This article has in the main preserved the fairness of news reporting.
该文章大体上保留了新闻报道所用的不偏不倚的风格.
His main reason for going to the library was to look up the book he spoke of yesterday.
他到图书馆去的主要原因是去找他昨天谈到的那本书.