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Regent N Attested Latin Ri:Dʒənt 摄政者(代国王统治者 英 Governs

单词 regent
音标 ['ri:dʒənt]
解释 n. 摄政者(代国王统治者)
红宝书 【英】 n. 摄政者(代国王统治者 )(one who governs for the sovereign)
【记】 reg(统治)+ent
【例】 Until the king turned 18, the empire ruled by a regent.
字源 regent (n.)
"one who rules during the minority or absence of a sovereign," c.1400, from the adjective (now archaic, attested in English late 14c.), from Old French regent and directly from Medieval Latin regentem (nominative regens), from Latin regens "ruler, governor," noun use of present participle of regere "to rule, direct" (see regal). Senses of "university faculty member" is attested from mid-15c., originally Scottish.
不择手段背单词
趣味全助记 【记】regime 政体, 政权;re + 音:政体;音:朕替,替代皇上

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