functionary 官員；公務員 — 中文意思、英文定義、例句

1.名詞B2

釋義

官員；公務員

在政府或政黨擔任職務的人

a person who holds a position of authority within an organization — such as a government department, a political party, or an international body — and is responsible for carrying out its rules, procedures, and administrative work

例句

The party functionary checked each member's voting card at the entrance to the conference hall.

那位政黨官員在會議大廳入口檢查每位成員的投票卡。

collocation: party functionary / government functionary

A low-ranking government functionary stamped Dr. Okonkwo's passport application without looking up.

一名低階政府公務員頭也不抬地為 Okonkwo 醫生的護照文件蓋章。

typical pre-modifier: low-ranking / senior / junior functionary

同義詞

official
the most general term; can describe any person in a position of authority, elected or appointed
bureaucrat
often carries a negative connotation of rigid rule-following or excessive paperwork
administrator
focuses on the management and organisational side of the job rather than political authority
officer
usually implies a specific title or rank within an organisation, often with more prestige

反義詞

layperson
someone without official authority or professional standing in a given field
private citizen
an individual acting in a personal capacity rather than as a representative of an institution

用法筆記

Frequently modified by an adjective indicating rank or level (e.g., low-ranking, junior, senior, chief functionary). In modern usage, the word often carries a slightly impersonal or bureaucratic tone.

常見錯誤

❌The functionary of this machine is to grind coffee.

✅The function of this machine is to grind coffee.

💡'functionary' describes a salaried official with administrative duties, not the purpose or operation of a thing.

functionary

functionary — 名詞

1. a person who holds a position of authority within an organization — such as a go

用法筆記

常見錯誤