regent

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled.
  2. Any ruler. archaic
  3. A member of a municipal or civic body of governors, especially in certain European cities. historical
    — This perception, however, does no justice to the regents of the city of Amsterdam.
  4. A member of governing board of a college or university; also a governor of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Canada,Scotland,US
  5. The chief executive of a regency. Indonesia
形容词 adj.
  1. Ruling; governing; regnant.
    — Some other active regent principle […] which we call the soul.
  2. Exercising vicarious authority.
    — the regent powers

词形变化

regents plural more regent comparative most regent superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
captain regent coregent interregent nonregent prince regent princess regent queen regent regent-bird regentess viceregent
相关词
rectangle rectilinear rector rectum regency regental regentship régime regimen regiment region

词源

词源 1
From Middle English regent, from Anglo-Norman regent, Middle French regent, and their source, Latin regēns (“ruling; ruler, governor, prince”), present participle of regō (“to govern, to steer”).
词源 2
From Middle English regent, from Anglo-Norman regent, Middle French regent, and their source, Latin regēns (“ruling; ruler, governor, prince”), present participle of regō (“to govern, to steer”).
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