"mayor" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 市長

Definition

市長是由選舉產生、負責領導一個城市或城鎮政府的人。這個人負責管理地方行政、公共服務和一些政策決定。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要用於城市或城鎮的行政首長。美式英語裡最常用的是 'mayor'；不同國家的地方官職名稱可能不一樣。常見搭配有 'elect a mayor', 'the mayor of Chicago', 'mayoral election', 'Mayor Johnson'。

Examples

The mayor spoke to the people in the town square.

**市長**在鎮上的廣場上對人們講話。

Our city has a new mayor this year.

我們城市今年有了一位新**市長**。

The mayor wants to improve the city's parks.

**市長**想改善這座城市的公園。

I heard the mayor is going to announce a new housing plan tomorrow.

我聽說**市長**明天要宣佈一項新的住房計畫。

People are upset because the mayor still hasn't fixed the traffic problem.

人們很不滿，因為**市長**到現在還沒有解決交通問題。

The mayor came by the event, shook a few hands, and left early.

**市長**來活動現場露了個面，和幾個人握了手，然後早早離開了。