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- [transitive, intransitive] govern (something)
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。 🔊🔊
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsb2The colony was governed directly from Paris. 这块殖民地直接受巴黎管辖。 He could not implement his radical policies without a long-term mandate to govern. 没有长期执政的权力，他就无法实施激进政策。 The PCP had governed the province for 23 years. 葡萄牙共产党曾统治该省23年。 There were four parties governing in coalition. 有四个政党执政。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- effectively
- well
- directly
- …
- be fit to
- be unfit to
- [transitive, often passive] govern something
to control or influence somebody/something or how something happens, functions, etc. 控制；影响；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。 🔊🔊 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。 🔊🔊
Extra ExamplesIt is these springs that govern how firm or soft the mattress is. 这些弹簧决定着床垫的牢固度或柔软度。 Special regulations govern the operation of such businesses. 特殊规定规范了此类业务的运营。 The financial rules governing the adoption of the euro needed to be changed. 管理采用欧元的财务规则需要更改。
- [transitive] govern something (
grammar 语法 if a word governs another 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）
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French governer, from Latin gubernare ‘to steer, rule’, from Greek kubernan ‘to steer’.