secretary

secretary
(pl. -ies)
  1. a person employed by an individual or in an office to assist with correspondence, keep records, make appointments, and carry out similar tasks.an official of a society or other organization who conducts its correspondence and keeps its records
    秘书
    ■the principal assistant of a UK government minister or ambassador
    英国政府大臣,大使的秘书
    [as title]Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
    财政部首席秘书。
派生
secretarial
adjective
secretaryship
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English (originally in the sense person entrusted with a secret): from late Latin secretarius 'confidential officer', from Latin secretum 'secret', neuter of secretus (see secret)
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