Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #3050
govern
统治;治理;管辖
核心释义
to rule or control a country or people, exercising authority over them
- 1.
制定并管理公共政策与事务;行使主权
To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
- 2.
行使政治权力;管理政府
To exercise political authority; to run a government.
- 3.
控制行为;克制;约束
To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.
- 4.
起决定性影响
To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.
- 5.
拥有或施加决定性影响
To have or exercise a determining influence.
- 6.
控制速度、流量等;调节
To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate.
- 7.
要求与某词搭配特定介词或语法格
To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word.
支配;控制;影响;支配(语法关系);制定并管理公共政策与事务;行使主权;行使政治权力;管理政府;控制行为;克制;约束
用法In use
The prime minister governed the country for nearly a decade.
用法提示:govern 在此作及物动词,后接 country 作宾语,表示“治理、统治”国家的意思。
The city is governed by a mayor and an elected council.
用法提示:govern 在此用被动语态 be governed by,表示“由……治理”,主语是治理的对象。
He governed wisely and earned the respect of his people.
用法提示:govern 在此作不及物动词,后接副词 wisely 修饰,表示“施行治理”的动作。
govern sb/sth
及物动词,直接接被统治或管理的对象。
The king governed the country for 30 years.
这位国王统治了这个国家30年。
be governed by sth
被动结构,表示受某事物支配或影响。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- govern a country
- 统治一个国家
- It is not easy to govern a country fairly.公正地治理一个国家并不容易。
- govern behavior
- 支配行为
- Social norms govern our behavior in public.社会规范支配着我们在公共场合的行为。
- govern the rules
- 管理规则
- These regulations govern the use of public land.这些法规管理公有土地的使用。
- govern a noun
- 支配名词(语法)
- In Latin, prepositions govern nouns in specific cases.在拉丁语中,介词支配特定格的名词。
- govern oneself
- 自我控制
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
Govern 词中 'gov' 类似 'government',意为统治或管理。
语境与语域Context & Register
“govern”表示“统治、管理”时,属正式用语,通常用于政治、法律及公共管理等正式语境。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling ending '-ern' but do not rhyme with 'govern' because the stressed vowel differs (govern: /ˈɡʌvərn/).
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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