英语词汇“govern”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	govern
释义	gov·ern \ˈgəvə(r)n sometimes ˈgəv^əm or ˈgəb^əm\ verb (governed ; governed ; governing \-və(r)niŋ, -R sometimes -vniŋ\ ; governs \-və(r)nz, -v^əmz, -b^əmz\) Etymology: Middle English governen, from Old French governer, from Latin gubernare to steer, pilot, govern, from Greek kybernan, probably of non-Indo-European origin *transitive verb* 1. a. : to exercise arbitrarily or by established rules continuous sovereign authority over; especially : to control and direct the making and administration of policy in < a cabinet which … is to govern the land — C.J.Friedrich > < Europe was governed almost entirely by kings — Stringfellow Barr > b. : to rule without sovereign power : implement and carry into effect policy decisions over without having the power to determine basic policy : administer < the country is ruled but not governed — Frederick Puckle > < New York City is governed by its budget director … supported by department engineers, administrators — A.A.Berle > 2. a. archaic : to control the workings or operation of : manipulate < govern these ventages with your fingers and thumbs … and it will discourse most eloquent music — Shakespeare > b. : to control the speed or power of (as a machine) especially by automatic means — compare governor 4 3. a. : to control, direct, or strongly influence the actions and conduct of (as a person or a group) < men are governed by memory rather than thought — John Dewey > < special students … are governed by the same scholastic regulations — Bulletin of Meharry Medical College > b. : determine, guide, regulate < a commission to govern the union's business affairs > < deadlock and compromise largely governed the choice — B.K.Sandwell > < its agreements govern working conditions in many ports — E.P.Hohman > c. : to hold in check : restrain < this consuming passion for law made him govern himself — H.E.Scudder > < I appeal to you to govern your temper — Charles Dickens > 4. a. obsolete : to require (a verb) to be in a certain person and number — used of the subject of a verb; compare agree vi 5 b. : to require (a word) to be in a certain case or mood < in English a transitive verb governs a noun in the common case or a pronoun in the accusative case > c. : to call for (a certain case or mood) : require < the German preposition mit governs the dative case > < the Greek conjunction ean governs the subjunctive mood > 5. : to constitute a rule or law for : serve as a precedent or deciding principle for < policies … which should govern the services of all libraries — Helen T. Geer > < the principles which should govern the creation of proletarian literature — C.I.Glicksberg > *intransitive verb* 1. : to prevail or have decisive influence : control < in all causes of passion admit reason to govern — George Washington > 2. : to exercise authority : perform the functions of government especially in the making and execution of policy : rule < at the beginning of the seventeenth century our kings still governed as well as reigned — Ernest Barker > — compare reign
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