figurehead

英 [ˈfɪɡəhed]

美 [ˈfɪɡjərhed]

n.  有名无实的领导人; 傀儡; (过去的)艏饰像

复数：figureheads　

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牛津词典

noun

• 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

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 有名无实的首脑;傀儡
  If someone is thefigureheadof an organization or movement, they are recognized as being its leader, although they have little real power.
  1. The President will be little more than a figurehead.
     总统将不过是个傀儡而已。
• (旧时的)艏饰像
  Afigureheadis a large wooden model of a person that was put just under the pointed front of a sailing ship in former times.

英英释义

noun

• figure on the bow of some sailing vessels
• a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
  Synonym:front manfrontnominal headstraw manstrawman

双语例句

• Under the ancient Constitution of Japan, the Emperor had authority, but the current Constitution, which took effect in1947, gave authority to the people, and the Emperor became a figurehead.
  日本的宪法规定，天皇掌握国家主权，1947年公布了新宪法，规定主权归人民所有，天皇只是国家的象征。
• She is a kind of national figurehead, an Entertainer in Chief; she is Americana.
  她是一种国家领袖，是娱乐圈的老大；她是典型的美国事物。
• Analysts have often commented that it does not really matter who the next figurehead is in North Korea. Strongmen such as Mr Chang will take the decisions that really count.
  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。张成泽之类的强人才是真正重大问题的决策者。
• He described the pressures of being the figurehead of such a big and influential game as too much for him to bear.
  据他形容，在这样一个富有影响力的大作中担当名义领袖，其压力超过了他能承受的范围。
• As the state's spokesman and figurehead, he has special access to the press, radio, and tv, which he fully uses to accomplish his aims.
  作为一个州里的发言人和象征，他和报纸，无线电台和电视台都有广泛的接触，并尽力利用这些接触来达到他自己的目标。
• At81 he could only be a figurehead or "caretaker" director-general say diplomats, who also point to a rigorous Egyptian campaign against him.
  外交人士说，81岁的他只能成为一个有名无实的或者“临时代理的”总干事，他们还指出，埃及坚决反对他参选。
• The Vikings built ships with high bows and a projecting stem bearing a menacing figurehead, similar to the ships of William I the Conqueror as seen in the Bayeux Tapestry.
  维京人建造的船只，其船首较高，伸出的船首有着吓人的装饰物，与拜约挂毯上所见到征服者威廉一世的船只类似。
• Then the nominal head of state was the emperor, though in reality he was little more than a figurehead.
  那时，名义上的国家元首是天皇，尽管实际上他不过是一个傀儡。
• He says bin Laden was not only a figurehead or strategist, as some people had thought.
  他说，本。拉登并不是如一些人所认为的那样只是一名傀儡首脑或战略家。
• Mr Mubarak surrendered in the face of an astounding rejection of his move on Thursday to hand responsibilities to Mr Suleiman but remain as a figurehead president.
  在最终屈服之前，穆巴拉克曾在周四提出向苏莱曼交出一部分职责，但自己保留名义上的总统身份，这一提议遭到抗议者坚决拒绝。