ruler

🇬🇧 UK/'ru:lә/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A person who governs or has authority over others; a flat measuring tool with graduated markings.

统治者,管理者;直尺,刻度尺

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
rulerother
=ruler

Common Collocations

  • 1.absolute ruler专制统治者
  • 2.measure with a ruler用直尺量
  • 3.powerful ruler强权统治者
  • 4.benevolent ruler仁慈的统治者

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The ancient ruler commanded absolute loyalty from his subjects.

  • 2.

    She used a ruler to draw a perfectly straight line across the page.

  • 3.

    History remembers him as a wise and just ruler who brought peace to the region.

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