foreperson
foreperson — 名詞
1. a person chosen as the official leader or spokesperson of a group — especially t
陪審長；領班
在陪審團或工作團隊中擔任代表或主管
a person chosen as the official leader or spokesperson of a group — especially the member of a jury who reads the verdict in court, or a worker who supervises other workers in a factory, office, or similar setting.
The judge asked the foreperson whether the jury had reached a verdict.
法官詢問陪審團主席，陪審團是否已達成裁決。
Maria Chen served as the jury foreperson and announced the guilty verdict inside the courtroom.
Maria Chen 擔任陪審團主席，在法庭上宣讀了有罪裁決。
serve as + foreperson of the jury
The factory foreperson told the morning shift to inspect every machine before starting production.
工廠領班告訴早班人員，在開始生產前必須檢查每一台機器。
The foreperson asked the warehouse team to share their ideas for improving workplace safety.
領班請倉儲團隊分享他們對改善工作安全的建議。
A signature from the foreperson was needed before the verdict could be handed to the judge.
判決書須經陪審長簽名後，才能交給法官。
passive: signature was needed before [action]
- serve as foreperson
- foreperson of the jury
- jury foreperson
- foreperson announced / read the verdict
- foreman
traditional term for the same roles; now perceived as male-specific and less common in official language
- presiding juror
formal, gender-neutral alternative specific to jury contexts; less common than foreperson
- supervisor
broader term for workplace oversight; does not carry the jury meaning
用法筆記
Foreperson is the gender-neutral alternative to 'foreman' and is now widely preferred in official legal and workplace contexts. Use 'foreperson' unless a specific gendered term is required by an organisation's style guide.
常見錯誤
同根字
- foreman名詞B1
- forewoman名詞C1
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- jury foreperson
- foreperson's report
常用片語
- serve as foreperson
- act as foreperson
介系詞搭配
- foreperson of