[mass noun]the action or manner of governing 统治;控制;管理(方式) a more responsive system of governance will be required. 将需要一个反应更加迅速的管理体系。 ■(archaic)sway; control (古)影响;控制 what, shall King Henry be a pupil still, under the surly Gloucester's governance?. 什么!在乖戾的格洛斯特影响下,亨利国王还会像个小学生一样吗?。
语源
Middle English: from Old French, from governer (see govern)