這個拼法底下其實是2個不同的字，意思沒有關係， 只是長得一樣。下面分開列出來。跳到 regency, rule by a regent · the Regency (British era or style)
Regency · regency
regency
組成regent + -cy. The ending -cy turns a person or role into the state, office or period of that role — the way president gives presidency, and captain gives captaincy. Regent itself comes from Latin regere, to rule.
同家族的字
- regentthe person; regency is their time in office
- regimesame Latin rule-root
- regalthe related Latin king-word
- presidencysame -cy ending: the office or period of a president
A second word, same spelling
Regency
組成The same word as the ordinary noun regency — regent plus -cy — but written with a capital R and used as a name for one specific regency, the British one of 1811–1820. English does this often: a revolution becomes the Revolution.
原始詞典資料4 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。
Regencyname
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historicalThe regency of George Augustus Frederick of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, before he became King George IV; that is, the period in United Kingdom history in which he ruled as prince regent (1811–1820).
regencynoun/ˈɹiːd͡ʒənsi/
- 1
A system of government that substitutes for the reign of a king or queen when that king or queen becomes unable to rule.
- 2
The time during which a regent is in power.
- 3
An administrative division ranking below a province in Indonesia.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。