figurehead
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT If someone is the figurehead of an organization or movement, they are recognized as being its leader, although they have little real power. 傀儡
The president will be little more than a figurehead. 主席将只不过是个傀儡而已。
2. N-COUNT A figurehead is a large wooden model of a person that was put just under the pointed front of a sailing ship in former times. 艏饰像
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figurehead /ˈfɪɡəˌhɛd/ (figureheads)
剑桥词典
figurehead noun [C] (PERSON)
someone who has the position of leader in an organization but who has no real power
有名无实的领导人；傀儡
The president of this company is just a figurehead - the Chief Executive has day-to-day control . 这家公司的董事长只是个傀儡——日常事务都是执行总裁控制。
figurehead noun [C] (MODEL)
a painted model , usually of a person , that in the past was attached to the front of a ship
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