英语单词 | regent |
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英美音标 | 英 ['riːdʒənt] 美 ['riːdʒənt] |
中文释义 | n.摄政者;(大学等的)评议员 adj.摄政的 |
英语例句 | (1) The regent carried out an advanced system in his country. (2) My lord Pharaoh! I propose the high priests offer tribute to their new regent. (3) I enclose the letter which I have written to the Prince Regent under a flying seal. |
中文例句 | (1) 摄政者在他的国家推行了一套先进的制度。 (2) 敬爱的父王陛下!我认为最高祭司应该向新摄政王致上最高敬意! (3) 我把写给摄政王的信装入开口信封。 |
vocabulary简明 | In a monarchy, if the king gets too sick to rule his country, a regent steps in to run things temporarily. |
vocabulary扩展 | When kings or queens aren't able to do their jobs — because they're ill, or often because they are children — trusted advisers called regents fill in. You can think of a regent as a substitute monarch. There's also a more permanent kind of regent who helps to run a business or university and can also be called a trustee or board member. In Latin, regent means "ruling," from the verb regere, "to rule." |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]摄政王;摄政者 A regent is a person who rules a country when the king or queen is unable to rule, for example because they are too young or too ill. |
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