pre.fect

prefect的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˈpri:ˌfekt]
KK音标发音： [ˈpriˌfɛkt]

prefect的词性：
n.（名词）

1. A high administrative official or chief officer, as:
长官：高级行政官员或首要军官，如：

2. Any of several high military or civil officials in ancient Rome.
古罗马的高级文武官员

3. The chief of police of Paris, France.
法国巴黎的警察局长

4. A chief administrative official of a department of France.
法国政府部门的首要行政官员

5. The administrator in charge of discipline at a Jesuit school.
耶稣会学校里负责教规戒律的行政官员

6. A student monitor or officer, especially in a private school.
教务长，院长：尤指私立学校中的学生班长或官员

prefect的词源：

7. Middle English
中古英语

8. from Old French
源自 古法语

9. from Latin praefectus [from past participle of] praeficere [to place at the head of]
源自 拉丁语 praefectus [] 源自praeficere的过去分词 [置于…前]

10. prae- [pre-]
prae- [前缀，表“先于”]

11. facere [to make] * see dh?-
facere [使…] *参见 dh?-