英语词汇president的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

president. The first Senate of the United States selected “His Highness” as the title of the president of the U.S., the full title decided upon being “His Highness the President of the United States of America and the Protector of the Rights of the Same.” However, the House of Representatives voted the title down and the president was referred to as the more democratic Mr. President. The first president’s wife, however, was called Lady Washington during his terms in office. President Washington himself objected to terms like “Your Majesty.” The word presi- dent, also deriving from the Latin praesidere, to preside, govern, was used as the title of the highest officer in an American colo- ny, a practice that began in Jamestown. William Howard Taft, a president handpicked for the position by his predecessor Theo- dore Roosevelt, once said that whenever he heard someone say “Mr. President” while he was in office, he looked around for Teddy. See prime minister.

词汇	president
词源	president. The first Senate of the United States selected “His Highness” as the title of the president of the U.S., the full title decided upon being “His Highness the President of the United States of America and the Protector of the Rights of the Same.” However, the House of Representatives voted the title down and the president was referred to as the more democratic Mr. President. The first president’s wife, however, was called Lady Washington during his terms in office. President Washington himself objected to terms like “Your Majesty.” The word presi- dent, also deriving from the Latin praesidere, to preside, govern, was used as the title of the highest officer in an American colo- ny, a practice that began in Jamestown. William Howard Taft, a president handpicked for the position by his predecessor Theo- dore Roosevelt, once said that whenever he heard someone say “Mr. President” while he was in office, he looked around for Teddy. See prime minister.
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