late 14c., "act of governing or ruling;" 1550s, "system by which a thing is governed" (especially a state), from Old French governement "control, direction, administration" (Modern French gouvernement), from governer "to govern" (see govern). Meaning "governing power" in a given place is from 1702. Compare governance.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. He admitted that the government was in "a dreadful hole".
他承認(rèn)政府目前“處境極為尷尬”。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. The enquiry dug deeper into the alleged financial misdeeds of his government.