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
Collins.1 / BNC.19607 / COCA.21400
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.- The President will be little more than a figurehead.
总统将不过是个傀儡而已。
- The President will be little more than a figurehead.
- (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
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。 - The emperor is a figurehead.
那皇帝是有名无实的首脑。 - The President will be little more than a figurehead.
总统将不过是个傀儡而已。 - 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。 - 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。 - The president is just a figurehead; it's the party leader who has the real power.
总统仅仅是挂名的首脑，党的领导人才真正握有实权。 - 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 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。 - Antique Figurehead, possibly of Guangyin.
形似观音古董船首像。 - Otherwise Miller would become a dispensable figurehead.
否则米勒就会变成可有可无的傀儡。