viceroy

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n. 总督

发音

其它 /ˈvaɪsˌɹɔɪ/

词形变化

viceroys 复数 viceroys

别名

vizroy vice-roi

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.

    总督

    督抚

    Ireland was governed by a Viceroy representing the English King/Queen when it was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

  2. 2.

    A zongdu.

  3. 3.

    An orange and black North American butterfly (Limenitis archippus), so named because it is similar to, but smaller than, the monarch butterfly.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

governor brush-footed butterfly nymphalid

下位词 3

exarch khedive vicereine

词源

From Middle French vice-roy, from vice- + roy (“king”). Compare viscount.

来源：wiktionary