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

• 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。
• He would be no cold-war figurehead against the Kremlin and all its works;
  他不是反对克里姆林宫的冷战傀儡，而是十足的俄罗斯爱国主义者。
• The emperor is a figurehead.
  那皇帝是有名无实的首脑。
• 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。
• Antique Figurehead, possibly of Guangyin.
  形似观音古董船首像。
• 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。
• The Dutch monarch has little political power, but serves mostly as a ceremonial figurehead to represent the nation.
  荷兰国王几乎没有政治权力，他主要作为正式场合代表国家的领袖。
• The "Manchukuo" Puppet Regime was a figurehead set up by the Japanese.
  伪满政府是由日本扶持建立的傀儡政权。
• Otherwise Miller would become a dispensable figurehead.
  否则米勒就会变成可有可无的傀儡。
• Typically, an Enterprise Architect is seen as a key figurehead, the bridge between business and IT.
  一般，企业架构师被看作是重要的头衔，业务和IT之间的桥梁。