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guardian

/gahr-dee-uhn/US // ˈgɑr di ən //UK // (ˈɡɑːdɪən) //

监护人,监护者,监护,守护者

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person who guards, protects, or preserves.
    • : Law. a person who is entrusted by law with the care of the person or property, or both, of another, as a minor or someone legally incapable of managing his or her own affairs.
    • : the superior of a Franciscan convent.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : guarding; protecting: a guardian deity.

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Examples

  • Most self-identify with what sociologist Jane Jacobs in “Systems of Survival” described as part of the “guardian culture” of a society.

  • Legally, they need a parent or guardian to open a custodial account under their name.

  • My dad was my guardian on set and I was the youngest, and I know they were probably a little scared of him.

  • Schools need a coordinated vaccination plan so that staff, students, parents, guardians and household members who are essential workers or elderly have timely and accessible vaccination opportunities.

  • Each thought of itself to be the guardians of the nation and the true “revolutionaries.”

  • According to a ticket seller who spoke to The Guardian, the site still receives only 10 visitors a day, on average.

  • Down 29 percent since 2005, according to a Guardian survey of book authors.

  • “I laid out there for two and a half hours and my guardian angel showed up—rapper T.I.,” Stapp told MTV News.

  • In the same interview with the Guardian, he started a diplomatic war with South Africa.

  • They say The Guardian has been dragging its feet on the pursuit of NSA-related stories while keeping the Times on a short leash.

  • If I am your legal guardian, what right have you to question the arrangements made by your husband?

  • But the riders whirled along towards Rai Bareilly, and in another quarter of an hour the night would be their best guardian.

  • Failing all these heirs, Randolph was to be guardian until Parliament should determine the succession.

  • The truth is, in giving up the idea of guardian angels and similar beliefs we have given up some of the greatest comforts in life.

  • Likewise, a legally appointed guardian or conservator of an insane inventor may apply for and obtain a patent in trust for him.