a small group of people specially trained for a particular purpose or profession (为某目的或职业而受特别训练的)骨干队伍,核心 a cadre of professional managers. 职业管理者骨干队伍。 [亦读 ˈkeɪdə] ■a group of activists in a communist or other revolutionary organization (共产主义者或其他革命组织中的)骨干队伍 ■a member of such a group 干部
语源
mid 19th cent.: from French, from Italian quadro, from Latin quadrus 'square'