reeve
n
1 (Brit)
(a) (formerly) chief magistrate of a town or district (旧时)市镇或区的司法官. Cf 参看 sheriff 1.
(b) (in medieval times) steward of a manor (中世纪时期)庄园的管家.
2 (in Canada) elected head of a village or town council (加拿大)乡镇议会的议长.
🗣️ 情景例句
Things are never as bad as they seem.
事情往往不像看上去的那么糟。
One honest word is better than two oaths.
两句誓言不如一句实话。
I'd prefer them not to play too loudly at the beginning.