〈主英〉 级长,班长。
a chief officer, magistrate, or regional governor in certain countries
地方行政长官
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the prefect of police .警察局局长。
a senior magistrate or governor in the ancient Roman world
(古罗马)长官,高级行政官,总督
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Avitus was prefect of Gaul from AD 439 .公元439年以后阿维托斯是高卢的总督。
"late Middle English (in sense 2): from Old French, from Latin