Question

dean是什么意思

Answer 1

dean的意思为院长，或座堂主任牧师。

dean通常作名词使用，可翻译为院长;座堂主任牧师;(乡间主管若干教堂牧师的)主任牧师;(大学的)学院院长;系主任;学监。其复数形式为deans。

相关组合及翻译：

(in the Anglican Church 圣公会) 座堂主任牧师 
a priest of high rank who is in charge of the other priests in a cathedral

also rural dean

(BrE) （乡间主管若干教堂牧师的）主任牧师 
a priest who is in charge of the priests of several churches in an area

（大学的）学院院长，系主任 

a person in a university who is in charge of a department of studies

（大学，尤指牛津、剑桥大学的）学监 

(in a college or university, especially at Oxford or Cambridge) a person who is responsible for the discipline of students