英语词汇“reign”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	reign
释义	reign I. \ˈrān\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English rein, regne, from Old French reigne, regne, from Latin regnum reign, from reg-, rex king — more at royal 1. a. : royal authority : the power or rule of a monarch : sovereignty < crown prince … assumed active reign from his father — Current Biography > < under the reign of the Stuart kings > b. : the dominion, sway, or influence of one resembling or held to resemble a monarch < the reign of the … Puritan ministers was stern and intolerant — W.L.Sperry > < the full reign of egotism as the ideal behind action — S.L.A.Marshall > < assuring the reign of justice for all — Loyola University Bulletin > 2. archaic : the territory or sphere that is reigned over : empire, kingdom, realm < the pole, Nature's remotest reign — P.B.Shelley > 3. : the period of time during which someone (as a monarch) or something reigns < the 20th year of the queen's reign > < at the beginning of his reign as president of the college > < the reign of Sanskrit … was longer than that of Greek and Latin — Times Literary Supplement > II. intransitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English reignen, regnen, from Old French regner, from Latin regnare, from regnum reign 1. a. : to possess or exercise sovereign power : hold supreme authority in a state : govern as king, emperor, or other royal ruler : hold supreme power and dignity in a kingdom or empire : govern, rule < Holy City … where Christ, the Lamb, doth reign — W.R.Bowie > b. : to hold office as chief of state (as in a kingdom) without exercising more than minimal powers of making and executing governmental policy : have limited or nominal sovereignty < the queen … reigns but does not rule — British Parliament > < an Arab sultan reigns but British administrators … rule — Orville Prescott > < the royal governor both reigned and ruled — D.W.Brogan > < will be the constitutional head of his country and will be above party and politics, an arbitrator and conciliator. He will not govern but will reign — New York Times > 2. : to exercise authority or hold sway in the manner of a monarch < the archbishop … reigns as supreme moral authority on this island — George Weller > < in the countryside … the priest reigns most completely — Paul Blanshard > < the campus queen reigned over the weekend festivities > 3. : to be predominant or prevalent : predominate, prevail < these forests have reigned supreme for countless millennia — W.H.Hodge > < commotion … reigned through the house — E.J.Simmons > < a complete silence still reigned inside — T.B.Costain >
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