warden

名词 warden:

1. the chief official in charge of a prison
   同义词：warder

1. He is living a double life- a church warden by day and a thief by night.
   他以前过着双重人格的生活－－白天当教区委员、夜里当贼。
2. She may be the Warden, but we pay for her services so why should we sit up and beg?
   她可能是管理员，但我们是付她劳务费的，因此我们为什么要讨好她呢？
3. It's interesting that the words guardian and warden have a common origin.
   有趣的是“guardian”与“warden”同出一源。
4. What are the duties of a traffic warden?
   街道停车管理员的职责是什麽?

war.den

n.（名词）
The chief administrative official of a prison.
监狱长：监狱的首要管理官员
An official charged with the enforcement of certain laws and regulations:
执行官：被委以执行某一法律或规定的官员：
例句：
an air raid warden.
空袭执行长

Chiefly British
【多用于英国】
The chief executive official in charge of a port or market.
港口或市场主管官员：管理港口和市场的主要执行官员
Any of various crown officers having administrative duties.
高级官员：任何一个具有管理职责的皇家官员
One of the governing officials of certain colleges, schools, guilds, or hospitals; a trustee.
特定的大学、学校、协会或医院的管理官员之一；（学校、社团等的）理事
The chief executive of a borough in certain states.
镇长：某些特定的州的自治村镇的首要行政官员
A churchwarden.
教会执事

来源：
Middle English wardein
中古英语 wardein
from Old North French
源自 古法国北方方言
from warder [to guard]
源自 warder [监护]
[of Germanic origin] * see wer- 3
[源于德语] *参见 wer- 3

【引伸】
war.denship.
n.（名词）