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