Ruled
“Ruled” 可指国王或政府”统治”国家,法官或机构”裁定、判决”,也可表示某种因素”支配、左右”局面(Emotion ruled the debate)。
- “Queen Victoria ruled for more than sixty years.” (维多利亚女王统治了六十多年。)
- “The judge ruled that the evidence was inadmissible.” (法官裁定该证据不可采纳。)
- “Fear ruled their decision-making for months.” (数月来,恐惧支配着他们的决策。)
“Ruled” 来自古法语 “riule”,进一步源自拉丁语 “regula”(规则、直尺),与 “regular” 和 “regulate” 同源。
由 “rule + -ed” 构成,“-ed” 表示过去时或完成态。
法律报道中 “The court ruled…” 是固定句式;历史文本中 “ruled the kingdom” 指统治王国。体育语境偶尔也用 “ruled out”(排除伤病可能)。
- 原形: “rule” (统治/规则/裁定)
- 过去式/过去分词: “ruled”
- 现在分词: “ruling”
- 名词: “ruler” (统治者/尺子)
- 固定搭配: “rule out” (排除), “as a rule” (通常)
“Rule” 是规则,“ruled” 就是”曾经制定规则/统治”——谁 ruled,谁说了算。
“The committee ruled on the appeal, and for once reason ruled over anger.” (委员会对上诉作出裁定,这一次理性压过了愤怒。)