Word of the Day_ September 1, 2021
regnant
統治的；優勢的；流行的；廣泛的
adjective REG-nunt
What It Means
Regnant means "reigning" or "dominant."
Regnant的意思是“統治的”或“支配的”。
Examples
The regnant kings commanded their armies in the battle.
國王在戰斗中指揮他們的軍隊。
Christianity became the regnant religion during the Emperor's reign.
基督教在皇帝統治期間成為正統宗教。
"The bare-chested Washington is draped in a Roman toga and clad in Roman sandals. Seated on an ornately carved chair (again, crafted according to the regnant style of Greco-Roman antiquity), he points the index finger of his right hand upward toward Heaven and in his left holds out a sheathed sword…." — Cameron Hilditch, The National Review, 4 June 2021
“赤膊上陣的華盛頓身披羅馬長袍，腳穿羅馬涼鞋。坐在雕刻華麗的椅子上（同樣是根據希臘羅馬古代的統治風格制作的），他右手的食指指天，左手執劍……”
Did You Know?
The origin of regnant is straightforward: it comes from the Latin verb regnare, meaning "to reign." Regnare, in turn, traces back to the noun regnum, meaning "reign." (Regnum was bestowed with the meaning "kingdom" in English.) These words ultimately descend from rex, the Latin for "king" and a word familiar to those who have read or seen the Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex.
regnant 的起源很簡單_她來自拉丁語動詞 regnare，意思是“to reign「統治」”。 反過來，Regnare 可以追溯到名詞 regnum，意思是“reign「統治」”。 （Regnum 在英語中被賦予了“kingdom「王國」”的意思。）這些詞最終來自 rex，拉丁語中的“king”，對于讀過或看過希臘悲劇《俄狄浦斯王》的人來說很熟悉。
Quiz
Fill in the blanks to complete an adjective that describes something large and impressively beautiful: m _ _ _ st _ _.
majestic「宏偉的；威嚴的」
