a person who is in charge of an activity, department, or organization 主管;局长;处长;院长;校长;所长;科长;主任 he has been appointed finance director. 他被任命为财务主管。 ■a member of the board of people that manages or oversees the affairs of a business 董事 ■a person who supervises the actors, camera crew, and other staff for a film, play, television programme, or similar production 导演 ■short for musical director musical director 的简称
派生 directorial adjective directorship noun 语源
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French directour, from late Latin director 'governor', from dirigere 'to guide'