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　

TOEFL GRE TEM8

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.
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

A North Korea run by Party officials with Mr. Kim as the figurehead may be just as stable as a North Korea run by a Kim.
或许，一个由劳动党官员统治的、以金正恩为名义领袖的朝鲜与金正日统治下的朝鲜一样稳定。
When I'm at work, I have a figurehead role to live up to and I usually find I can play that particular character very well.
他说：当我工作的时候，我需要扮演一个象征性的领导角色，而我发现，通常我都可以把那个特定的角色扮演得很好。
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。
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。
He found Penny on the forecastle, where he had so often found Ser Jorah, standing by the rail beside the cog's hideous half-rotted figurehead and gazing out across the inky sea.
他发现佩妮在前船楼上乔拉爵士平常逗留的地方，倚在那个丑陋的半腐烂的船首像边的栏杆上，眺望着漆黑的海。
He says bin Laden was not only a figurehead or strategist, as some people had thought.
他说，本。拉登并不是如一些人所认为的那样只是一名傀儡首脑或战略家。
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 "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。
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。
Mr Mubarak surrendered in the face of an astounding rejection of his move on Thursday to hand responsibilities to Mr Suleiman but remain as a figurehead president.
在最终屈服之前，穆巴拉克曾在周四提出向苏莱曼交出一部分职责，但自己保留名义上的总统身份，这一提议遭到抗议者坚决拒绝。