好词典

rule

UK //ruːl//US //ruːl//

词源

源自拉丁语 'regula',意为‘直尺’或‘规则’,后经古法语 'reule' 进入英语。

noun

❶ 规则或规定,指由权威机构制定并要求人们遵守的行为准则或标准。

“You must follow the school rules.”

(你必须遵守学校的规则。)

“Breaking the rules can lead to penalties.”

(违反规则可能会导致处罚。)

❶ 统治或支配,指某人对某个地区或群体的控制或管理。

“The king ruled the country for over 50 years.”

(这位国王统治了这个国家50多年。)

“The empire was ruled by a powerful dynasty.”

(这个帝国由一个强大的王朝统治。)

同义词:regulation, law, command, governance, dominion

verb

❶ 统治或管理,指对某个地区或群体行使权力或控制。

“The queen ruled the kingdom wisely.”

(女王明智地统治着王国。)

“He ruled the company for decades before retiring.”

(他在退休前管理公司数十年。)

❶ 裁定或决定,尤指在法律或正式场合中做出判断。

“The judge ruled in favor of the plaintiff.”

(法官做出了有利于原告的裁决。)

“The court ruled that the law was unconstitutional.”

(法院裁定该法律违宪。)

同义词:govern, control, decide, determine, judge

常见短语

as a rule — 通常或一般情况下,表示某事在大多数情况下成立。

“As a rule, I avoid eating junk food.”

(通常我会避免吃垃圾食品。)

rule out — 排除或否定某种可能性,表示某事不可能发生或存在。

“The doctor ruled out any serious illness.”

(医生排除了任何严重疾病的可能性。)

rule of thumb — 经验法则,指一种基于经验而非精确计算的实用方法或原则。

“A good rule of thumb is to drink eight glasses of water a day.”

(一个实用的经验法则是每天喝八杯水。)