
rule
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。)
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。)
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。)