单词
preside
读音
prɪˈzaɪd
美式
英式
词根
"Preside" 来自拉丁语 "praesidere"，其中 "prae-" 表示 "before"，"sidere" 表示 "to sit"。整个单词意味着 “坐在前面”，默示这个人举重主持和控制。
释义
vi. 主持，担任会议主席 vt. 管理 [ 第三人称单数 presides 现在分词 presiding 过去式 presided 过去分词 presided ]
例句
They asked if I would preside at the committee meeting.
他们问我是否会主持委员会会议。
The pope sprinkled incense on the altar, then read the traditional prayer of peace in Latin, and began to preside over the mass.
教皇把香撒在圣坛上，然后用拉丁文念了传统的和平祷文，并开始主持弥撒。
The PM returned to Downing Street to preside over a meeting of his inner cabinet.
首相回到唐宁街去主持一场核心内阁会议。
They asked if I would preside at the committee meeting.
他们问我是否会主持委员会会议。
The pope sprinkled incense on the altar, then read the traditional prayer of peace in Latin, and began to preside over the mass.
教皇把香撒在圣坛上，然后用拉丁文念了传统的和平祷文，并开始主持弥撒。
The PM returned to Downing Street to preside over a meeting of his inner cabinet.
首相回到唐宁街去主持一场核心内阁会议。
强化记忆
你可以将 "preside" 关联到 "president" 这个词上。在美国，"president" 是国家最高领导人，并且总是 "presides over" 国家事务。"Preside" 这个词首次出现在1616年，源于拉丁文"praesidere"，一词在进行历史和文化的传递过程中，其含义和用途都保持了较大的稳定性，通常都表示主持或者控制一项活动或机构。
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On a small island in the middle of the Irish Sea,fortresses preside over the rugged shores.This unlikely location was the birthplace of a medieval empire
Afterward, she will be reborn as Lady Teteoinnan,and preside over the induction of new warriors.
And I thought, if I'm going to get involved in this thing,then they also need to agree that I preside over it.So, after hours of talking
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