early 15c., "government by regents," from Medieval Latin regentia, from Latin regens (see regent). Notable instances were: France 1715-1723 (under Philip, Duke of Orleans), Britain 1811-1820 (under George, Prince of Wales, Prince Regent), "in each case with suggestion of debauchery" [Weekley]. In reference to the style of that time, attested from 1880 (there is an unexplained use in Jane Austen from 1793). Compare French equivalent Régence, attested in English from 1919. U.S. Albany Regency refers to dominant political faction in New York state c. 1820-1850.
实用例句
1. The price tag on the 34-room white Regency mansion is £17.5 million.
那栋有34个房间的摄政时期的白色官邸报价为1,750万英镑。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The house itself was full of Regency furniture.
这所住宅到处陈列着摄政时期的家具.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Regency Opera have scored something of a coup by persuading her to undertake the role.
雷根希歌剧院说服她扮演这一角色从而取得了巨大成功。
来自柯林斯例句
4. He was bleakly lonely in the evening, when he dined by himself at the Regency Hotel.
傍晚, 他更觉冷清,一个人在摄政旅馆吃了饭.
来自辞典例句
5. Crown Regency Hotel & Towers in Osmena Boulevard , Cebu.
