| 单词 | govern |
| 释义 | Word Frequency govern(ˈɡʌvən) verb (mainly tr) 1. (also intr) to direct and control the actions, affairs, policies, functions, etc, of (a political unit, organization, nation, etc); rule 2. to exercise restraint over; regulate or direct to govern one's temper 3. to be a predominant influence on (something); decide or determine (something) his injury governed his decision to avoid sports 4. to control the speed of (an engine, machine, etc) using a governor 5. to control the rate of flow of (a fluid) by using an automatic valve 6. (of a word) to determine the inflection of (another word) Latin nouns govern adjectives that modify them Derived forms governable (ˈgovernable) adjective governability (ˌgovernaˈbility) or governableness (ˈgovernableness) noun Word origin C13: from Old French gouverner, from Latin gubernāre to steer, from Greek kubernan |
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