govern      |ˈgʌvn|                                 v、治理;执政，支配;决定

一、感受单词本质

1、英文释义

①V-T To govern a place such as a country,or its people,means to be officially in charge of the place,and to have responsibility for making laws,managing the economy,and controlling public services、统治

例句：They go to the polls on Friday to choose the people they want to govern their country、

他们周五去投票站选出他们希望来治理国家的人。

②V-T If a situation or activity is governed by a particular factor,rule,or force,it is controlled by that factor,rule,or force、控制

例句：Marine insurance is governed by a strict series of rules and regulations、海上保险受一系列严格的规章条例所制约。

2、常见搭配to govern：统治，治理，衡平

3、近义词：rule统治，裁决manage经营，管理verdict裁决command命令

4、形近词：groan呻吟，抱怨guard保护，守卫

5、单词感觉：“主宰”

二．记住单词含义

govern（govern-ment政府，-ment名词后缀）→治理;执政，支配;决定

三、学习单词应用

1、真题例句：Just as the bewildering variety of human courtship rituals might all be considered forms of sexual selection,perhaps the world’s languages,music,social and religious customs and even history are governed by universal features、（2012-新题型）

参考译文：正如人类五花八门的求偶仪式可能都被认为是性选择的形式，也许世界上的语言、音乐、社会和宗教习俗，甚至历史也都受到普遍特征的支配。

2、真题例句：But his primary task is not to think about the moral code which governs his activity,any more than a businessman is expected to dedicate his energies to an exploration of rules of conduct in business、（2006-翻译）

参考译文：但是普通科学家的首要任务并不是考虑支配自己行动的道德规范，正如我们并不指望商人专注于探索商业行为准则一样。