Who's to say what is proper?What if it was agreed that "proper" was wearing a codfish on your head?
——Alice in Wonderland
谁来决定什么是得体?如果大家说在头上戴鳕鱼才算得体呢?
——《爱丽丝梦游仙境》
一、你知道head有几种含义吗?
adj.
1.头的;在前头的;在顶端的 of, relating to, or intended for the head
This is an iron helmet to guard against head injury.
这是防止头部受伤的铁头盔。
2.主要的;首要的 principal, chief
Our head office is in Hangzhou.
我们的总部在杭州。
n.
1.头,头部 [C] the part of the body on top of the neck containing the eyes, nose, mouth and brain
he adjusted her hat on her head.
她调整了一下头上的帽子。
2.头痛 [C] headache
I've got a bad head.
我头痛得厉害。
3.理解力;头脑 [C]the mind or brain
I knew your head is better than mine, Judith, for mine is very weak, to be sure.
我知道你脑筋比我好,尤蒂丝。是的,我的智力很低。
4.首脑,首长 [C] the person in charge of a group of people or an organization
My head is a man who always acts up.
我的首长是一个总爱出风头的人。
v.
1.作为…的首领;站在…的前头 [T] to form the head or top of
The university is headed by a rector, its chief executive officer.
该大学由一个校长担任领导,他是学校的主要执行官员。
2.给…加标题 [T] to put a word or words at the top of a page or section of a book as a title
The chapter was headed My Early Life.
这一章的标题是我早年的生活。
3.出发;前进;驶往 [I,T] to move in a particular direction
I headed off for town.
我出发去城里。
4.用头顶 [T] to hit a football with your head
The centre forward headed the ball into goal.
中锋用头将球顶入球门。
二、词义辨析:还有哪些词能表示“有权力或者统治权的人”呢
chief, head, leader, boss
这些名词都指“拥有权力或统治权的人”。chief最广泛用词,上可指最高统治者,下可指顶头上司,即可指任何一级的头头。head多指一个机构或团体等的负责人或最高首长。leader指国家、民族、政党、组织等的领导或领袖。强调领导能力、含有能够引导、指导、控制被领导者并获得其支持的意味。boss非正式用词,多作口语用,可指任何负责人,也可指经理、老板或工头。