head girl

IPA/ˌhed ˈɡɜːl/
IPA/ˌhed ˈɡɜːrl/

head girl — 名詞

1. the senior female student position created each year at certain British schools,

1.名詞B1
釋義

首席女代表

英國學校每年選出的最高年級女學生代表職位

the senior female student position created each year at certain British schools, where one student is chosen to represent and lead the entire student body

例句

Nora was chosen as head girl at her school in Oxford last September.

Nora 去年九月被選為她牛津學校的首席女代表。

chosen as head girl

The role of head girl includes leading the student council and attending official events.

首席女代表的職責包括帶領學生議會以及參加正式活動。

role of head girl

常見搭配
  • chosen as head girl
  • the position of head girl
  • the role of head girl
  • the title of head girl
  • vote for head girl
  • become head girl
同義詞
  • prefect

    a broader role for senior students; head girl is the most senior prefect position

  • school captain

    used in some British and Australian schools as an alternative title

反義詞
  • head boy

    the male equivalent position in British schools

文法句型

head girl + verb (singular)

the + head girl + of + school

用法筆記

Common in British private and grammar schools; rarely used in state-funded comprehensive schools. The male equivalent is head boy.

常見錯誤

She was head girl of her university.
She was head girl at her secondary school.
head girl is a school role, not a university position.
Every female prefect is called head girl.
Only one student each year holds the title of head girl.
head girl is a single, specific role, not a general term for all female prefects.

2. a female student in a British school who has been chosen to carry out special du

2.名詞B1
釋義

女級長

被選出擔任特別職務的女學生

a female student in a British school who has been chosen to carry out special duties, such as welcoming guests and helping younger students, because she holds the head girl position

例句

The head girl, Tamar, welcomed the visitors and showed them around the school.

女級長 Tamar 歡迎來訪者，並帶他們參觀了學校。

the head girl [name] + welcoming action

Padma, the head girl, organised a charity bake sale that raised over three hundred pounds.

女級長 Padma 籌辦了一場慈善義賣活動，募得超過三百英鎊。

head girl + fundraising organisation

常見搭配
  • the head girl [name]
  • our head girl
  • ask the head girl
  • head girl + organised
  • head girl + welcomed
同義詞
反義詞
  • head boy

    the male student holding the equivalent role in the same school

文法句型

the + head girl + verb

用法筆記

Unlike sense 1, which refers to the position itself, this sense always describes a particular person doing the job. The phrase 'our head girl' or 'the head girl' followed by the person's name is common.

常見錯誤

The head girl position welcomed the visitors.
The head girl, Nora, welcomed the visitors.
sense 2 refers to the person, not the role.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • the head girl of
  • our head girl

介系詞搭配

  • at (school)
  • of (school)