[noun] regent
regent 作形容词时通常后置，放在所修饰的名词之后，表示“摄政的、代行君权的”。
She became queen regent until her son came of age.
在儿子成年之前，她成为摄政女王。
统治的；执政的；在位的；统治的；治理的；在位执政的。；作为摄政者或统治者的代理或职能
Exercising authority on behalf of a ruler; acting as a regent.
常放在名词后，如 prince regent（摄政王）、queen regent（摄政王后）。
统治的；治理的；在位执政的。
Ruling; governing; regnant.
代行权力的。
Exercising vicarious authority.
作为摄政者或统治者的代理或职能
acting or functioning as a regent or ruler
The regent government introduced new taxes to pay for the war.
摄政政府征收新税以支付战争费用。
用法提示：regent 作形容词，修饰 government，表示‘摄政的；代行权力的’。
The regent ruler faced many challenges during her short time in power.
摄政统治者在她短暂的在位期间面临了许多挑战。
用法提示：regent 作形容词，修饰 ruler，意为‘摄政的；在位的’。
The regent role is often reserved for the next in line to the throne.
摄政的职位通常留给王位继承顺序中的下一位。
用法提示：regent 作形容词，修饰 role，表示‘摄政的’。
regent 作形容词时通常后置，放在所修饰的名词之后，表示“摄政的、代行君权的”。
She became queen regent until her son came of age.
在儿子成年之前，她成为摄政女王。
用作特定历史头衔时首字母大写，前面加定冠词，指某一位摄政王。
The Prince Regent ruled Britain during the king's illness.
国王患病期间，由摄政王统治英国。
grammar · medium
易错句子The regent prince governed the country.
正确表达The prince regent governed the country.
regent 作形容词修饰头衔时通常后置，放在名词之后，如 prince regent、queen regent；汉语习惯把修饰语放在名词前，所以容易写成 regent prince。改为后置即可表达“摄政的王子”。
grammar · medium
易错句子The regent period lasted ten years.
正确表达The regency period lasted ten years.
表示“摄政时期”要用名词 regency，而不是形容词 regent；regent 描述的是行使摄政权的人，不能修饰 period。汉语“摄政时期”直译成 regent period 会出错，改为 regency period 才准确。
grammar · medium
易错句子He regented for ten years.
正确表达He was regent for ten years.
regent 不是动词，不能加 -ed 作谓语；汉语“摄政”可作动词，容易迁移成 regented。英语要用 be regent 或 act as regent 表达“担任摄政”。
摄政王；代君主执政的亲王
The prince regent governed the kingdom while the king was gravely ill.
国王病重期间，由摄政王治理王国。
摄政王后；代子执政的女王
She acted as queen regent until her young son came of age.
她担任摄政王后，直到年幼的儿子成年。
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