Under-secretary
n. 次长；副部长
📖 牛津释义
under-secretary
n
1 person who is directly subordinate to a government official who has the title of `secretary' 副大臣; 副部长; 次长; 副国务卿.
2 (Brit) senior civil servant in charge of a government department 次官（政府部长的副职）
be Parliamentary under-secretary to the Treasury 当财政部政务次官.
🧩 词语组成解析
under
['ʌndɚ]
prep. 在…下面，在表面之下;在…的假定表面或掩饰下;少于，小于;在…情况下;
adv. 在下面;少于;在水下;在昏迷中;
adj. 较低的，下面的;
🗣️ 情景例句
Haven't you finished balancing that checkbook?
你还没有核对完支票簿帐目吗？
Don't bother your father now, he is very tired.
现在别拿这个去烦你爸，他很累了。
No, it isn't! That's a cat!
不，不在！那是一只猫。