figurehead

单词figurehead

基本解释

n.: 有名无实的领导人；傀儡；（过去的）艏饰像
网络: 名义领袖；挂名首脑；名誉领袖

权威解释

• 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

• （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

英汉解释

• 雕象;傀儡

• 〔戏谑语〕嘴脸

• (有名无实的)傀儡领袖

• 船头雕饰;破浪神的雕像

词性分析

• 复数：figureheads

例句

• The priority is to turn the country into a parliamentary republic with a figurehead presidency within six months.

  其首要目标是，在半年内将吉转变为议会制共和国，总统在其中仅发挥象征性作用。

• Now, he said, he believed Gaddafi would likely lose power completely, or retain a figurehead role without any concrete authority.

  现在，他说，他相信卡扎菲很可能会完全失去权力，或保留没有任何具体的权力有名无实的作用。

• He was likely a mere figurehead, unable to capitalize upon his abilities or realize his dreams.

  他很可能被架空，无法充分发挥自己的能力或者实现自己的梦想。

• However, Col Gaddafi"s death at least has the merit of depriving the remnants of the old regime of a figurehead to rally round.

  不过，卡扎菲被打死至少有一个好处，那就是使旧政权的余党失去了一个可以拥戴的挂名首脑。

• Yet a new figurehead is sorely needed: the evangelical movement is in a time of rapid change.

  正处于急速变革时期的福音运动还是急需一位新的领袖。

• Analysts have often commented that it does not really matter who the next figurehead is in North Korea.

  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。

• The media demanded to know whether Reagan was in charge or was just a figurehead.

  媒体后来质问，里根究竟是一个首脑，还是个傀儡。

• Fang Fenglei has been the main figurehead for Goldman"s investment banking operation on the mainland since it was set up in December 2004.

  自高盛2004年12月份在中国内地开设投行业务以来，方风雷就一直担任关键主管。

• They could at least get a new, more palatable figurehead for international consumption and then shield Mr Bashir from the ICC.

  至少，他们可以拥有一个新的、更容易被国际社会接受的傀儡领导，从而保护巴希尔先生免遭国际刑事法庭的的制裁。

• Onara appointed Giddean Danu as Lenoan"s replacement, erroneously thinking him to be a malleable political figurehead.

  奥娜拉指定吉迪安·达纽接替勒诺昂。她误以为达纽会成为一名顺从的政治傀儡。