manager

Compared meaning: a person who manages a business or organization (noun).

比较义项：负责管理企业或机构的人（名词）。

• manager 本词

  The general, everyday term for someone who runs the daily operations of a business, store, or team; used for many levels of seniority and pairs naturally with 'staff', 'shift', 'department'.

  manager 是通用的日常说法，指负责企业、商店或团队日常运营的人，可用于各个管理层级，常与“staff（员工）”“shift（班次）”“department（部门）”搭配。

  The store manager handles scheduling and daily problems for the staff.

  这家商店的经理负责员工排班和日常事务。

• director

  A more formal, senior title, often a member of a company's governing board; common in British and legal or corporate usage, as in 'company director' or 'board of directors'.

  director 是更正式、级别更高的头衔，常指公司董事会的成员，多见于英式英语及正式或法律、公司语境，如“公司董事”或“董事会”。

  The company's directors meet twice a year to approve major decisions.

  公司董事每年开两次会来批准重大决策。

Both mean a person who manages an organization. Manager is the general, everyday word for someone who runs daily operations or staff, at many levels. Director is more formal and senior, often a company board member. Not compared: director meaning 'a film director'.

这两个词都指负责管理机构或企业的人，但正式程度和级别不同：manager 是通用说法，指负责日常运营和员工的管理者，各层级都可用；director 语气更正式、级别更高，常指公司董事会成员。这里不比较 director 在电影等行业中“导演”的意思。