regency

1. ADJ Regency is used to refer to the period in Britain at the beginning of the nineteenth century, and to the style of architecture, literature, and furniture that was popular at the time. (英国)摄政时期的; 摄政时期风格的[usu ADJ n]

...a huge, six-bedroom Regency house. ...有6个卧室的摄政时期风格的大宅。

2. N-COUNT A regency is a period of time when a country is governed by a regent, because the king or queen is unable to rule. 摄政时期