sec‧re‧ta‧ry S2 W1 / sekrət ə ri, sekrɪt ə ri $ -teri- / 名词 ( 复数形式 secretaries ) [可数名词]

1 someone who works in an office typing letters, keeping records, answering telephone calls, arranging meetings etc :

My secretary will fax you all the details.

medical/legal secretary

2

a) ( also Secretary of State ) the head of an important department in the British government :

the Foreign Secretary → Home Secretary

b) an official in charge of a large government department in the US :

the Secretary of Defense

c) a British official who works in a government department or embassy and is below the rank of minister or ambassador :

the First Secretary at the British Embassy → Secretary of State , undersecretary

3 a member of a club or organization who takes notes in meetings, writes official letters etc :

the secretary of the tennis club