名词教务长; （大学的）学院院长，系主任; [宗]主任牧师; （大学，尤指牛津、剑桥大学的）学监
1. 教务长：每所住宿学院都有一位负责学生生活和学习的院长(master)和一名专门负责指导学生选择课程、专业的教务长(dean),院长、教务长以及他们的家人都跟学生们住在住宿学院.
2. 系主任：在行政系统,又由校长(President)、教务长(Provost)、院长和系主任(Dean)形成分权态势. 这种责权明晰、层次分明、环境和谐、人事关系简单、管理效率较高的运行模式也是美国大学发展较快的另一个原因.
1. (大学或学院的）院长，教务长
A dean is an important official at a university or college.
e.g. She was Dean of the Science faculty at Sophia University.
她是上智大学科学院的院长。
2. 教长;座堂主任牧师
A dean is a priest who is the main administrator of a large church.
e.g. ...Alan Webster, former Dean of St Paul''s.
艾伦·韦伯斯特，圣保罗大教堂前教长
3. 泰斗;首席;资历最深者
The dean of a group is the most important member of that group.
e.g. ...Aaron Copland, who was known as the dean of American composers.
阿隆·科普兰，美国最资深的作曲家
noun
1. an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
2. (Roman Catholic Church) the head of the College of Cardinals
3. a man who is the senior member of a group
e.g. he is the dean of foreign correspondents
Synonym: doyen