governor
/ˈgʌvənə(r)/noun
1
- an official appointed to govern a town or region（被任命来管理城镇或地区的）长官。
1.1
- the elected executive head of a state of the US（美国经选举产生的）州长。
1.2
- the representative of the British Crown in a colony or in a Commonwealth state that regards the monarch as head of state（在殖民地或以君主为国家元首的英联邦国家中代表英王权的）总督。
2
- the head of a public institution（公共事业单位的）主管; 领导者：
the governor of the Bank of England.
英格兰银行总裁。
2.1
- a member of a governing body理事; 董事。
3
- Brit. informal the person in authority; one's employer〈英, 非正式〉掌权人士; 雇主。
4
- a device automatically regulating the supply of fuel, steam, or water to a machine, ensuring uniform motion or limiting speed调速器; 调节器。
派生词
governorate
noungovernorship
noun词源
Middle English: from Old French governeour, from Latin gubernator, from gubernare （see GOVERN）.