讲新词前，用新闻标题回顾下旧词：leverage
这里的leverage指的是“利用…以获得好处、利用…获利"，位于每日一词系列Day22-leverage的第五个释义。这则新闻标题的意思是：中国电信运用科技刺激消费。
Wicky选词的水平还是很在线的~~跟着Wicky学高阶词义，不迷路呀Let's get back on track. 今天说principal。
【释义1】n, 校长、负责人
牛津：the person who is in charge of a college or a university
【释义2】最主要的，首要的
牛津：most important, main.
柯林斯：Principal means first in order of importance.
【例句】
Iraq's principal export is oil.伊拉克最重要的出口商品是石油。
The principal reason for this omission is lack of time. 跳过它的主要原因是时间不足。
【真题】
His principal area of expertise, he feels, is in running a trade association and the briefing that he has been handed suggests that this will be of prime value.
出处：《剑桥BEC高级真题集第三辑：P76》
【释义3】（贷款的）本金；资本;
牛津：an amount of money that you lend to sb or invest to earn interest
柯林斯：The principal of a loan is the original amount of the loan, on which you pay interest.
【例句】
She lives off the interest and tries to keep the principal intact.她靠利息过日子，尽量不动用本金。
You must make the required interest and principal payments monthly. 你必须每月支付利息和本金。
【释义4】（尤指商务或法律事务的）当事人，委托人
牛津：a person that you are representing, especially in business or law
【同音词】
principle 原则，n
保持好奇心，每日，每月，每年，以求寸进。
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