mid-14c., "civil or military official," from Old French prefect (12c., Modern French préfet) and directly from Latin praefectus "public overseer, superintendent, director," noun use of past participle of praeficere "to put in front, to set over, put in authority," from prae "in front, before" (see pre-) + root of facere (past participle factus) "to perform" (see factitious). Spelling restored from Middle English prefet. Meaning "administrative head of the Paris police" is from 1800; meaning "senior pupil designated to keep order in an English school" is from 1864. Related: Prefectorial.
实用例句
1. He was a prefect and house captain.
他是班长兼社长。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The Prefect was fond of the cant of diplomacy.
这位警察局长很爱好外交辞令.
来自辞典例句
3. The Prefect, had the fashion of calling everything " odd " that was beyond his comprehension.
警察局长习惯于把超过他理解能力以外的一切事情都叫做 “ 怪 ”.
来自辞典例句
4. The scum has calls from the prefect's own office!
那个人渣从地方长官的办公室打来电话!
来自电影对白
5. I prefect to see your head turn light to black.
