Noun:
a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful;he was helpless under the reign of his egotism
the period during which a monarch is sovereign;during the reign of Henry VIII
royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
Verb:
have sovereign power;Henry VIII reigned for a long time
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance;Money reigns supreme here
Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood
n.名词
reign, dynasty这组词意思相近。其区别是：
reign指在某一君主统治下的时间；dynasty指某一姓氏的皇族统治的朝代。
用作名词 n.
介词+～in the reign of Dao Guang道光年间
近义词 rule规则sway摇动lead引导govern统治regime政体throne王位control掌控prevail盛行dynasty朝代dominate支配supremacy至高hold sway统治regulation管理government政府leadership领导domination支配sovereignty主权administrate经营predominate占优势
用作动词v.
用作不及物动词
S+～+AThe English sovereign reigns, but does not rule.英国国王统而不治。用作名词n.It happened during the reign of George Ⅲ.这件事发生在乔治三世统治时期。
名词76%,动词24%
The American Revolution took place during the reign of George III.美国独立战争发生在英王乔治三世统治时期。用作动词Hereignedover the country for forty years.他统治了这个国家四十年。
Silencereignedeverywhere.万籁俱寂。
Peace would then reign over the world.到那时和平会在整个世界上占上风。