serve as regent (for sb)
serve as regent 表示担任摄政一职,for 后接被代行统治的君主。
She served as regent for her young nephew until he came of age.
她为年幼的侄子担任摄政,直到他成年。
董事；理事；摄政者,尤其在君主年幼、缺席或残疾时代行统治的人。；管理委员会成员；在国家君主缺席、无能力或未成年时统治的人
a person who rules a country in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is young, absent, or incapacitated
摄政者,尤其在君主年幼、缺席或残疾时代行统治的人。
One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled.
管理委员会成员
members of a governing board
在国家君主缺席、无能力或未成年时统治的人
someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or minority of the country's monarch
While the king was ill, his trusted cousin ruled as regent.
国王生病期间，他信任的表亲以摄政者身份统治。
用法提示：此处regent为名词，指代暂时代替国王统治的人。
The prince was too young to rule, so the council appointed a regent.
王子年纪太小无法执政，因此议会任命了一位摄政者。
用法提示：此句中regent是名词，表示受委托代年幼君主执政的人。
The regent waited for the queen to return from her long journey.
摄政者等待女王结束漫长的旅程归来。
用法提示：本句regent作名词，指在君主缺席时代理统治的人。
serve as regent 表示担任摄政一职,for 后接被代行统治的君主。
She served as regent for her young nephew until he came of age.
她为年幼的侄子担任摄政,直到他成年。
appoint 后的 as 常可省略,直接说 appoint sb regent 也很常见。
The council appointed him regent during the king's absence.
国王缺席期间,议会任命他为摄政。
regent for 后接被代行统治的君主,表示“为某人摄政”。
He was made regent for the underage queen.
他被立为年幼女王的摄政。
grammar · medium
易错句子He regented the country while the king was still a child.
正确表达He acted as regent while the king was still a child.
regent 是名词，指“摄政者”这一身份或人，英语里没有动词用法；汉语“摄政”可以直接作动词，所以容易被直译成 regented。表示“担任摄政”要用 act as regent、serve as regent 这样的名词结构，因此把 regented 改成 acted as regent。
grammar · medium
易错句子Three regent were chosen to govern the kingdom.
正确表达Three regents were chosen to govern the kingdom.
regent 是可数名词，前面有数词 three 时名词必须用复数形式 regents，谓语也随之用 were；汉语名词不随数量改变词形，容易漏掉复数词尾 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子During his regent, the kingdom enjoyed peace.
正确表达During his time as regent, the kingdom enjoyed peace.
regent 指“人”，不能用在介词后表示一段时间；汉语“摄政”兼指“摄政这件事／这段时期”，直译 his regent 就变成“他的摄政者（人）”。表示“在他摄政期间”要用 time as regent 这类表时间的名词短语。
摄政王（代君主执掌国政的王室成员）
The prince regent took charge of the country while the king was ill.
国王患病期间，由摄政王掌管国家。
摄政女王（代年幼君主执政的王后）
She became queen regent when her son inherited the throne as a child.
她的儿子年幼继承王位，于是她成为摄政女王。
代行摄政
The duke acted as regent until the young king came of age.
公爵代行摄政，直到年轻的国王成年。
（大学等机构的）理事会，董事会
The university's board of regents approved the new tuition plan.
这所大学的理事会批准了新的学费方案。
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