viceroy
viceroy — 名詞
- viceroysingular
- viceroysplural
1. A person appointed by a monarch to rule a colony or distant territory as the mon
總督
代表君主治理殖民地的最高官員
A person appointed by a monarch to rule a colony or distant territory as the monarch's official representative, holding authority over local government, trade, and military matters.
The viceroy of India met local princes and officials at his Delhi palace each week.
印度總督每週在德里官邸接見當地王公與官員。
collocation: viceroy of [country/region]
The Portuguese viceroy of Brazil sailed from Lisbon to govern the colony from Salvador.
葡萄牙駐巴西總督從里斯本乘船前往薩爾瓦多治理殖民地。
The Spanish viceroy of Peru governed a vast region stretching from Panama to southern Argentina.
西班牙駐秘魯總督治理的區域從巴拿馬延伸至阿根廷南部。
Viceroys set trade and tax policies but could not declare war without the king's consent.
總督制定貿易與稅收政策，但未經國王同意不得宣戰。
The viceroy's residence in Mexico City used local stone and was decorated with European paintings.
墨西哥城的總督官邸使用當地石材，並以歐洲畫作裝飾。
- governor
A more general term for a regional leader; 'viceroy' is specifically a monarch's personal representative in a colony.
- regent
A regent governs when the monarch is absent or too young, but usually within the home country rather than in a colony.
- proconsul
An ancient Roman term for a provincial governor; now used figuratively for someone with delegated authority.
文法句型
viceroy + of + territory
用法筆記
This sense is almost always used in historical contexts relating to European colonial empires, especially in the Americas and Asia between the 16th and 20th centuries.
常見錯誤
2. A North American butterfly with orange and black wing markings that closely rese
副王蛺蝶
模仿帝王斑蝶的北美蛺蝶
A North American butterfly with orange and black wing markings that closely resembles the monarch butterfly but is slightly smaller, with a distinctive black stripe running across its hind wings.
The black stripe on a viceroy's hind wing sets it apart from a monarch.
副王蛺蝶後翅上的黑色條紋不同於帝王斑蝶。
distinctive feature: black stripe on hind wings
A viceroy butterfly rested on a sunflower by the creek while my cousin Emma watched.
一隻副王蛺蝶停在溪邊的向日葵上，我表姊 Emma 在一旁看著。
Biology students learned to tell a viceroy from a monarch by its hind-wing pattern.
生物課學生學會從後翅花紋分辨副王蛺蝶與帝王斑蝶。
Unlike monarch caterpillars, viceroy caterpillars eat only willow and poplar leaves instead of milkweed.
與帝王斑蝶的幼蟲不同，副王蛺蝶的幼蟲只吃柳樹和白楊樹的葉子。
Birds avoid the viceroy butterfly because its orange wings look like the poisonous monarch's.
鳥類會避開副王蛺蝶，因為牠的橙色翅膀看起來和有毒的帝王斑蝶很像。
文法句型
the viceroy butterfly
a viceroy
用法筆記
The viceroy butterfly is frequently confused with the monarch. The easiest way to tell them apart is the black horizontal line across the viceroy's hind wings, which the monarch lacks.