figurehead

fig·ure·head

F0115700 (fĭg′yər-hĕd′)n.1. A carved figure on the prow of a ship.2. A person given a position of nominal leadership but having no actual authority.

figurehead

(ˈfɪɡəˌhɛd) n1. a person nominally having a prominent position, but no real authority2. (Nautical Terms) a carved bust or full-length figure at the upper end of the stems of some sailing vessels

fig•ure•head

(ˈfɪg yərˌhɛd)

n. 1. a person who is head of a group, country, etc., in title but has no real authority or responsibility. 2. a carved figure built into the bow of a sailing ship. [1755–65]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	figurehead - a person used as a cover for some questionable activityfront man, nominal head, straw man, strawman, frontbeguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
	2.	figurehead - figure on the bow of some sailing vesselsfigure - a model of a bodily form (especially of a person); "he made a figure of Santa Claus"

figurehead

noun nominal head, leader in name only, titular head, front man, name, token, dummy, puppet, mouthpiece, cipher, nonentity, straw man (chiefly U.S.), man of straw The President will be little more than a figurehead.

Translations

傀儡挂名头头船头雕饰

figure

(ˈfigə) , ((American) ˈfigjər) noun1. the form or shape of a person. A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure. 人形 人形2. a (geometrical) shape. The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures. 圖形 图形3. a symbol representing a number. a six-figure telephone number. 數字 数字4. a diagram or drawing to explain something. The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3. 圖 图 verb1. to appear (in a story etc). She figures largely in the story. 出現 出现2. to think, estimate or consider. I figured that you would arrive before half past eight. 估計 估计ˈfigurative (-rətiv) adjective of or using figures of speech. figurative language. 比喻的 比喻的ˈfiguratively adverb 比喻地 比喻地ˈfigurehead noun1. a person who is officially a leader but who does little or has little power. She is the real leader of the party – he is only a figurehead. 名義上的首腦，傀儡 挂名头头，傀儡 2. an ornamental figure (usually of carved wood) attached to the front of a ship. 船頭雕飾 船头雕饰figure of speech one of several devices (eg metaphor, simile) for using words not with their ordinary meanings but to make a striking effect. 修辭方法 修辞的说法，比喻的说法 figure out to understand. I can't figure out why he said that. 理解 理解