| 单词 | guardian |
| 释义 | guardian (gɑːʳdiən ) Word forms: guardians 1. countable noun [usually with poss] A guardian is someone who has been legally appointed to look after the affairs of another person, for example a child or someone who is mentally ill. 2. countable noun The guardian of something is someone who defends and protects it. The National Party is lifting its profile as socially conservative guardian of traditional values. [+ of] Collocations: legal guardian Her son has his representative, a legal guardian, who has his own lawyer. Times, Sunday Times He asks her to put herself forward to become the legal guardian of their son and promises he'll pay for it. The Sun She was my legal guardian, signing all of these contracts on my behalf, travelling around the world. Times, Sunday Times Participants under 18 must have a legal guardian with them. canada.com A legal guardian has been appointed. The Sun So how can he now have any credibility as their moral guardian and adviser? The Sun The results are terrible, as moral guardians intervene in history at will. Times, Sunday Times Now you find a group of men who have acquitted themselves so admirably these past seven weeks, they have become the moral guardians of the game. Times, Sunday Times That was not how it was regarded by the moral guardians who censored plays at the time. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 监护人 Japanese: 後見人 |
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