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figurehead

英 [ˈfɪɡəhed]

美 [ˈfɪɡjərhed]

n.  有名无实的领导人; 傀儡; (过去的)艏饰像

复数:figureheads 

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Collins.1 / BNC.19607 / COCA.21400

牛津词典

    noun

    • 有名无实的领导人;傀儡
      a person who is in a high position in a country or an organization but who has no real power or authority
      1. (过去的)艏饰像
        a large wooden statue, usually representing a woman, that used to be fixed to the front end of a ship

        柯林斯词典

        • N-COUNT 有名无实的首脑;傀儡
          If someone is thefigureheadof an organization or movement, they are recognized as being its leader, although they have little real power.
          1. The President will be little more than a figurehead.
            总统将不过是个傀儡而已。
        • (旧时的)艏饰像
          Afigureheadis a large wooden model of a person that was put just under the pointed front of a sailing ship in former times.

          英英释义

          noun

          双语例句

          • Analysts have often commented that it does not really matter who the next figurehead is in North Korea. Strongmen such as Mr Chang will take the decisions that really count.
            分析人士常发表意见称,谁是朝鲜下一位名义上的领袖其实无关紧要。张成泽之类的强人才是真正重大问题的决策者。
          • The "Manchukuo" Puppet Regime was a figurehead set up by the Japanese.
            伪满政府是由日本扶持建立的傀儡政权。
          • He described the pressures of being the figurehead of such a big and influential game as too much for him to bear.
            据他形容,在这样一个富有影响力的大作中担当名义领袖,其压力超过了他能承受的范围。
          • The Vikings built ships with high bows and a projecting stem bearing a menacing figurehead, similar to the ships of William I the Conqueror as seen in the Bayeux Tapestry.
            维京人建造的船只,其船首较高,伸出的船首有着吓人的装饰物,与拜约挂毯上所见到征服者威廉一世的船只类似。
          • The Dutch monarch has little political power, but serves mostly as a ceremonial figurehead to represent the nation.
            荷兰国王几乎没有政治权力,他主要作为正式场合代表国家的领袖。
          • The president is just a figurehead; it's the party leader who has the real power.
            总统仅仅是挂名的首脑,党的领导人才真正握有实权。
          • Then the nominal head of state was the emperor, though in reality he was little more than a figurehead.
            那时,名义上的国家元首是天皇,尽管实际上他不过是一个傀儡。
          • Antique Figurehead, possibly of Guangyin.
            形似观音古董船首像。
          • At81 he could only be a figurehead or "caretaker" director-general say diplomats, who also point to a rigorous Egyptian campaign against him.
            外交人士说,81岁的他只能成为一个有名无实的或者“临时代理的”总干事,他们还指出,埃及坚决反对他参选。
          • She is a kind of national figurehead, an Entertainer in Chief; she is Americana.
            她是一种国家领袖,是娱乐圈的老大;她是典型的美国事物。