詞源

來自 +‎ 。

發音

• (英國) 國際音標^(幫助)：/ˈtʃɛːmən/
• (美國) 國際音標^(幫助)：/ˈtʃɛɹ.mən/

• 音頻 (美國)：

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• 韻部：-ɛːmən

名詞

(複數)

1. 主席
2. 議長，委員長，董事長
   • 2003, William L. Taylor, Wake Island : the Alamo of the Pacific, , →OCLC:

     When I got ready to leave, why, Chairman Mao came down to the plane. Chairman Mao gave me some Chinese rugs and told me that I was the only prisoner of war that had ever come through there from North China.

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   • 2023 3月 8, David Clough, “The long road that led to Beeching”, 出自 RAIL, 期 978，頁號 43:

     Unsurprisingly, the Group was highly critical of the BTC's organisation and finances, and this prompted Marples to bring forward the Transport Act 1962, which created BR as a standalone entity with its own Board, headed by a full-time chairman. Beeching accepted this latter position, and initially became the BTC chairman in June 1961.

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3. (歷史) 負責用便攜式椅子、轎子或類似運輸工具抬人的人
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society, 出版於 1973，頁號 618:

     Mr Western entered; but not before a small wrangling bout had passed between him and his chairmen; for the fellows, who had taken up their burden at the Hercules Pillars, had conceived no hopes of having any future good customer in the squire […]

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   • 1836, Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers:

     Mr. Winkle, catching sight of a lady's face at the window of the sedan, turned hastily round, plied the knocker with all his might and main, and called frantically upon the chairman to take the chair away again.

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動詞

(第三人稱單數簡單現在時，現在分詞，一般過去時及過去分詞)

1. 擔任主席

異序詞