- To govern is to rule, lead, oversee, or otherwise control. Each U.S. state has its own governor, whose job it is to govern the affairs of that state.
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- v. 支配；统治
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1. Who govern this country?
谁统治这个国家?
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2. He accused the opposition party of being unfit to govern.
他指责反对党无力治理国事。
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3. Prices are governed by market demand.
价格的高低取决于市场的需求。
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4. All his decisions have been entirely governed by self-interest.
他的所有决定都受利己之心的支配。
- govern (v.) late 13c., "to rule with authority," from Old French governer "steer, be at the helm of; govern, rule, command, direct" (11c., Modern French gouverner), from Latin gubernare "to direct, rule, guide, govern" (source also of Spanish gobernar, Italian governare), originally "to steer, to pilot," a nautical borrowing from Greek kybernan "to steer or pilot a ship, direct as a pilot," figuratively "to guide, govern" (the root of cybernetics). The -k- to -g- sound shift is perhaps via the medium of Etruscan. Intransitive sense from 1590s. Related: Governed; governing.
gov·ern ★ / ˈɡʌvn ; NAmE ˈɡʌvərn / verb 1 ★ [transitive , intransitive ] govern(sth) to legally control a country or its people and be responsible for introducing new laws, organizing public services, etc. 统治；控制；管理；治理 ◆ The country is governed by elected representatives of the people. 这个国家由民选代表统治。 ◆ He accused the opposition party of being unfit to govern. 他指责反对党无力治理国事。 2 [transitive , often passive ] governsth to control or influence sb/sth or how sth happens, functions, etc. 控制；影响；支配 ◆ Prices are governed by market demand. 价格的高低取决于市场的需求。 ◆ All his decisions have been entirely governed by self-interest. 他的所有决定都受利己之心的支配。 ◆ We need changes in the law governing school attendance. 我们需要对影响就学率的法规做些改动。 3 [transitive ] governsth ( grammar 语法 ) if a word governsanother word or phrase, it affects how that word or phrase is formed or used 支配（词或短语的形式或用法） govern governs governed governing gov·ern / ˈɡʌvn ; NAmE ˈɡʌvərn /
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