Word · Frequency #8876
regent
摄政者；摄政王
核心释义
a person who rules a country in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is young, absent, or incapacitated
- 1.
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.
- 2.
管理委员会成员
members of a governing board
- 3.
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
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；摄政者
用法In use
While the king was ill, his trusted cousin ruled as regent.
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.
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.
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 (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。
appoint sb (as) regent
appoint 后的 as 常可省略,直接说 appoint sb regent 也很常见。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- prince regent
- 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。
- queen regent
- 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。
- act as regent
- 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。
- board of regents
- （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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