guard·i·an
noun/ˈɡɑːdiən/
/ˈɡɑːrdiən/
- a person who protects something
保护者；守卫者；保卫者 - Farmers should be guardians of the countryside.
农民应是农村的守卫者。 - The police are guardians of law and order.
警察是法律和治安的护卫者。 - The people act as guardians of the land.
人们担当起守护这片土地的卫士。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- self-appointed
- moral
- act as
- Farmers should be guardians of the countryside.
- a person who is legally responsible for the care of another person, especially a child whose parents have died
（尤指双亲已故孩子的）监护人 - I was left alone to live with my aunt, who became my legal guardian.
我被孤零零地撇下跟姨妈生活，她成了我的法定监护人。 - The court appoints a legal guardian for the child.
法庭给这个孩子指定了一名合法监护人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- legal
- be
- become
- appoint
- …
- parents or guardians
- I was left alone to live with my aunt, who became my legal guardian.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French garden, of Germanic origin; compare with ward and warden. The ending was altered by association with -ian.