"deputy" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 副手
• 代理人
• 副警长

Definition

Deputy 指协助上级工作、或在需要时代替上级行事的人。在一些国家，这个词也可以指民选的立法机构成员。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个词多用于正式、职业或政府语境，如 'deputy manager'、'deputy director'、'deputy sheriff'。具体意思取决于制度：在英式英语里常指“副职、第二负责人”，而在一些国家里也可指“议员”。不要和 'assistant' 混淆，后者通常没那么正式，权力也可能更小。

Examples

She is the deputy principal at our school.

她是我们学校的**副校长**。

The deputy opened the meeting because the director was late.

因为主任迟到了，**副手**先开始了会议。

People in the town elected a new deputy last year.

镇上的人去年选出了一位新的**议员**。

If the manager is out, talk to the deputy instead.

如果经理不在，就去找**副手**。

He started as a deputy and became director two years later.

他一开始是**副手**，两年后成了主任。

Around here, the sheriff's deputy usually handles calls like that.

在这儿，这类报警通常由警长的**副手**处理。