Reign



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 统治时期; 王朝; 领域
• ［英］ n. 统治时期 ( the term during which a sovereign reigns) ; 王朝 ( the royal authority) ; 领域 ( the dominion)
• ［类］ coronation : reign / wedding : marriage ( 加冕礼正式开始统治 / 婚礼正式开始婚姻)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English regne, from Anglo-French, from Latin regnum, from reg-, rex king — more at royal
• Date: 13th century
• 1.
  • a. royal authority ; sovereignty <under the reign of the Stuart kings>
  • b. the dominion, sway, or influence of one resembling a monarch <the reign of the Puritan ministers>
• 2. the time during which one (as a sovereign) reigns

II. intransitive verb

• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. to possess or exercise sovereign power ; rule
  • b. to hold office as chief of state although possessing little governing power <in England the sovereign reigns but does not rule>
• 2. to exercise authority in the manner of a monarch
• 3. to be predominant or prevalent <chaos reigned in the classroom>

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