secretary
gb/sˈɛkɹɪtˌɛɹi/ us/sˈɛkɹɪtˌɛɹi/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 700
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
A2
entity
1
Office administrative assistant
A person who works in an office, helping with writing letters, answering calls, and organizing meetings.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] works as a secretary
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'secretary' with 'secret agent' because of the shared root 'secret', but the meanings are unrelated.
คำพ้องความหมาย
assistant (A broader term that can refer to any helper, not only in office work.)
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administrator (Often refers to someone managing operations, sometimes at a higher level than a secretary.)
คำตรงข้าม
employer (An employer hires and directs the secretary, rather than performing support tasks.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
personal secretary
|company secretary
|executive secretary
|legal secretary
|secretary position
หัวข้อ
business
|workplace
|administration
|work
|communication
ตัวอย่าง
- The secretary answered the phone and took a message for her boss.
- He hired a new secretary to manage his schedule.
- As a secretary, she organizes all the company’s meetings.
- The secretary typed the report and sent it to all staff.
- Her secretary booked the flight and hotel for the conference.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- My mother is a secretary in a big office.
- The secretary writes emails for the manager.
- I asked the secretary for help with my form.
- The secretary makes phone calls every day.
- He is the new secretary in our school.
คำนาม
B1
entity
2
Government department head
A top leader of a government department.
รูปแบบการใช้:
Secretary of [Department]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may think all 'secretaries' do clerical work; in government, it means a high-level leader.
คำพ้องความหมาย
minister (Used in many countries instead of 'secretary' for similar roles.)
คำตรงข้าม
subordinate (A lower-ranking official who reports to the secretary.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
Secretary of State
|Secretary of Defense
|Secretary of Education
หัวข้อ
government
|politics
|law
ตัวอย่าง
- The Secretary of State will visit France next week.
- She was appointed Secretary of Education by the president.
- The Secretary of Defense announced new policies today.
- As Secretary of Health, he introduced several reforms.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The Secretary of State met with leaders from Japan.
- He is the Secretary of Education in our country.
- The Secretary of Defense spoke on TV.
คำนาม
formal
B1
entity
3
Club or committee officer
A person in a club or group who writes meeting notes and sends letters.
รูปแบบการใช้:
secretary of [organization]
คำพ้องความหมาย
record keeper (Focuses on the task of maintaining written records.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
club secretary
|committee secretary
|union secretary
หัวข้อ
organizations
|administration
|relationships
|business
|communication
ตัวอย่าง
- The club's secretary sent out the agenda before the meeting.
- She was elected secretary of the student council.
- As secretary, he keeps detailed minutes of every meeting.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The secretary writes down what people say in meetings.
- Our class has a secretary to help the teacher.
- He is the new secretary of our sports club.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
secretary
IPA
GB/sˈɛkɹɪtˌɛɹi/
US/sˈɛkɹɪtˌɛɹi/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
sec - ret - ary (3 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (sec)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: secretary
- Plural: secretaries
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
วลีและสำนวน
Secretary of State
1/sˈɛkɹɪtˌɛɹi əv stˈeɪt/
fixed phrase
Head of foreign affairs department
The top government official in charge of foreign relations in some countries.
ตัวอย่าง
- The Secretary of State held talks with European leaders.
- She became the first woman to serve as Secretary of State.
Secretary-General
1/sˈɛkɹɪtˌɛɹi d͡ʒˈɛnɚəl/
fixed phrase
Leader of an international organization
The top leader of an international group like the United Nations.
ตัวอย่าง
- The Secretary-General called for peace talks.
- He served as Secretary-General for two terms.