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figurehead

英 ['fɪgəhed] 美['fɪgjɚ'hɛd]
  • n. 破浪神;有名无实的领袖;装饰船头的人像

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复数: figureheads;

中文词源


figurehead 傀儡

figure, 雕像,象征。head,首领。

英英释意


1. a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
2. figure on the bow of some sailing vessels

英文词源


figurehead (n.)
also figure-head, 1765, from figure (n.) + head (n.). The ornament on the projecting part of the head of a ship, immediately under the bowsprit; sense of "leader without real authority" is first attested 1868.
You may say that the king is still head of the State, and that this is a sufficient basis for loyal feeling; certainly, if he were really so, and not a mere ornamented figure-head on the ship of state. [James Hadley, "Essays Philological and Critical," London, 1873]

实用场景例句


The emperor is a figurehead.
那皇帝是有名无实的首脑.

辞典例句

King is just a figurehead; it's the president who has the real power.
国王仅仅是挂名的首脑, 总统才真正握有实权.

辞典例句

He was likely a mere figurehead , unable to capitalize upon his abilities or realize his dreams.
他很可能被架空, 无法充分发挥自己的能力或者实现自己的梦想.

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The queen is only a figurehead.
女王只是个首脑.

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