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    Gubernatorial means “about a governor” — the person who leads a state, especially in the United States. You meet it most in the news: a gubernatorial election is the vote for governor; a gubernatorial candidate wants that job.

    Gubernatorial Gubernatorial means意思是 "about a governor"「跟州長有關的」 — the person who leads a state也就是領導一個州的人, especially in the United States特別是在美國。You你 meet it most in the news最常在新聞裡遇到它: a gubernatorial election a gubernatorial election就是州長選舉的投票 is the vote for governor(同上); a gubernatorial candidatea gubernatorial candidate就是想選州長的候選人 wants that job(同上)。

    It is a heavy, formal, Latin-sounding word. Everyday English is happy with “the governor’s race” or “the election for governor”.

    It它 is a heavy, formal, Latin-sounding word是一個很有份量、正式、聽起來像拉丁文的字。Everyday English日常英文 is happy with用...就很自在了 "the governor's race" or "the election for governor"「the governor's race」或「the election for governor」。

    British English hardly needs it, because the UK does not use “governor” in the same way for regional leaders. Though actually the fancy shape is just the old Latin for “governor” dressed up as an adjective; it is not a different idea from “governor’s”.

    British English英式英文 hardly needs it幾乎用不到這個字, because the UK does not use "governor" in the same way for regional leaders因為英國不會用「governor」來稱呼地方領袖。Though actually不過其實 the fancy shape這個花俏的形式 is just the old Latin for "governor" dressed up as an adjective只是古拉丁文「governor」打扮成形容詞的樣子; it is not a different idea from "governor's"它跟「governor's」並不是不同的概念。

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組成From Latin gubernātor (“governor”), from gubernō (“to govern / to steer”), plus the English adjective ending -ial.

同家族的字

  • governorsame Latin gubernātor; the everyday English word
  • governfrom the same Latin verb gubernō
  • governmentbuilt from govern; same family

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

gubernatorialadj/ˌɡ(j)uː.bə.nəˈtɔː.ɹi.əl/

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    Of or pertaining to a governor or the office of governor.

    • The RNC entered June with about $72.4 million in cash reserves, nearly five times the $15 million stockpiled by the DNC, as the two parties gear up for gubernatorial races this fall and next year’s costly midterm elections for Congress.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。