supervisory
supervisory — 形容詞
1. relating to the job of directing or overseeing someone else’s work and checking
監督；督導
負責監督他人工作的
relating to the job of directing or overseeing someone else’s work and checking that it meets the required standard.
Ryo took on a supervisory role at the warehouse, overseeing a team of twelve workers.
Ryo 在倉庫擔任督導職位，負責管理十二名員工的團隊。
attributive: supervisory + role / position
The hospital’s supervisory staff meet every morning to discuss patient safety.
醫院的督導人員每天早上開會討論病人安全相關事宜。
attributive: supervisory + noun (staff / committee)
Nellie completed a training course in supervisory management to prepare for her new duties.
Nellie 完成了監督管理課程，為新的工作職責做好準備。
New policies introduced by the supervisory committee helped reduce workplace accidents.
監督委員會推出的新政策有助於減少職場工安意外。
Asher found that supervisory work required more patience than he had expected.
Asher 發現督導工作需要的耐心比他想像的還要多。
- overseeing
less common as an adjective, but used in phrases like “overseeing body”; slightly more informal than “supervisory”
- managerial
broader meaning that includes planning and resource management, not just overseeing people’s work
- directorial
used for high-level strategic direction, typically at executive level
- subordinate
describes someone who is under the authority of another, not overseeing
文法句型
supervisory + noun
用法筆記
Almost always used before a noun (“supervisory staff,” “supervisory duties”). The noun being described refers to a person, a group, or a role that involves overseeing others.
常見錯誤
❗ ‘She has a superior role in the project’ (when meaning overseeing). ✅ ‘She has a supervisory role in the project.’ — ‘superior’ means higher in rank or quality, not necessarily overseeing others; ‘supervisory’ specifically describes the job of watching over work.