How do you use "secretary" in a sentence?

Please speak to my secretary to arrange an appointment. The Home Secretary announced new immigration policies today. She works as a legal secretary at a law firm.

secretary

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Significado: A person employed to handle correspondence and administrative tasks, or a senior government official

秘书，部长

secretario/a

秘書、長官

비서, 장관

Secretary has two main uses: an administrative assistant who handles paperwork and scheduling, or a high-ranking government minister (like the Foreign Secretary or Home Secretary in the UK). In the US, Secretary of State is the top foreign affairs official.

Secretary有两个主要用法：处理文书工作和日程安排的行政助理，或高级政府部长（如英国的外交大臣或内政大臣）。在美国，Secretary of State是最高外交官员。

Secretary tiene dos usos principales: un asistente administrativo que maneja el papeleo y la programación, o un ministro del gobierno de alto rango (como el Foreign Secretary o el Home Secretary en el Reino Unido). En EE.UU., el Secretary of State es el principal funcionario de asuntos exteriores.

Secretaryには2つの主な用法があります：書類や予定を処理する事務アシスタント、または高位の政府大臣（イギリスの外務大臣や内務大臣など）。アメリカでは、Secretary of Stateは最高の外交官です。

Secretary에는 두 가지 주요 용법이 있습니다. 서류 업무와 일정 관리를 담당하는 행정 보조원, 또는 고위 정부 장관(영국의 Foreign Secretary나 Home Secretary 등)을 뜻합니다. 미국에서 Secretary of State는 최고 외교 담당관입니다.

Ejemplos

Please speak to my secretary to arrange an appointment.
请与我的秘书联系以安排预约。
Por favor, hable con mi secretaria para concertar una cita.
予約を取るには私の秘書に連絡してください。
예약을 잡으시려면 제 비서에게 말씀해 주세요.
The Home Secretary announced new immigration policies today.
内政大臣今天宣布了新的移民政策。
El ministro del Interior anunció hoy nuevas políticas de inmigración.
内務大臣は本日、新しい移民政策を発表しました。
내무장관이 오늘 새로운 이민 정책을 발표했습니다.
She works as a legal secretary at a law firm.
她在一家律师事务所担任法律秘书。
Ella trabaja como secretaria jurídica en un bufete de abogados.
彼女は法律事務所で法律秘書として働いています。
그녀는 법률 사무소에서 법률 비서로 일하고 있습니다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: general

Tono: neutral

Origen e historia

From Medieval Latin 'secretarius' meaning 'one entrusted with secrets', from Latin 'secretum' (a secret), from 'secernere' (to set apart). Originally a confidential officer.

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Historia y curiosidades

From Latin 'secretarius' meaning a confidential officer or notary, from 'secretum' (secret). Originally, secretaries were trusted with private information, which is why the word shares its root with 'secret'.

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