(1)[a veteran statesman who have served three emperors in a row]∶原指先后受三世皇帝重用的大官;后用來(lái)諷刺在幾個(gè)王朝當官的人
(2)[the most senior employee in a government organization]∶在某個(gè)政府部門(mén)任職很久,已經(jīng)經(jīng)歷了幾個(gè)領(lǐng)導的人,也比喻在一個(gè)部門(mén)工作時(shí)間長(cháng)、資格老的人