Interregnum



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 无王时期
• ［英］ n. 无王时期 ( an interval between two successive reigns, when the country has no sovereign)
• ［记］ inter+reg ( 国王 ) +num -> ( 二个) 国王之间的无王时期
• ［同］ 同根词:regal ( 国王的, 王室的)

Webster Collegiate

noun (plural -nums or interregna)

• Etymology: Latin, from inter- + regnum reign — more at reign
• Date: 1590
• 1. the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes
• 2. a period during which the normal functions of government or control are suspended
• 3. a lapse or pause in a continuous series

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