honcho
honcho
[ˈhɒn(t)ʃəʊ]
(informal)(非正式)
(pl. -os)
[ˈhɒn(t)ʃəʊ]
(informal)(非正式)
(pl. -os)
- a leader or manager; the person in charge
头头，经理；负责人
the company's head honcho in the US.
公司在美国的头。
- [with obj.](N. Amer.)be in charge of (a project or situation)
(北美)负责（工程或情况）
- 1940s: from Japanese hanchō 'group leader', a term brought back to the US by servicemen stationed in Japan during the occupation following the Second World War
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