kingdom

英 ['k??d?m] 美['k??d?m]
  • n. 王國;界;領(lǐng)域
  • n. (Kingdom)人名;(英)金德姆

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詞態(tài)變化


復(fù)數(shù):?kingdoms;

中文詞源


kingdom 王國

縮寫自古英語cyningdom,王國,對(duì)應(yīng)于king,君王,-dom,抽象名詞后綴,來自PIE*dhe,放置,建立,詞源同do.

英文詞源


kingdom (n.)
Old English cyningdom; see king + -dom. Cognate with Old Saxon kuningdom, Middle Dutch koninghdom, Old Norse konungdomr. The usual Old English word was cynedom; Middle English also had kingrick (for second element, see Reichstag). Meaning "one of the realms of nature" is from 1690s. Kingdom-come "the next world" (1785) is from the Lord's Prayer.

雙語例句


1. It was infamous as a kingdom of brigands, scoundrels, and slave-traders.
該地區(qū)因土匪、無賴和奴隸販子猖獗而聲名狼藉。

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2. This television program provoked a spirited debate in the United Kingdom.
這個(gè)電視節(jié)目在英國引起了激烈的辯論。

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3. Roger Kingdom set the world record of 12.92 seconds.
羅杰·金德姆創(chuàng)造了12.92秒的世界紀(jì)錄。

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4. The Kingdom of Italy formally came into being on 17 March 1861.
意大利王國于1861年3月17日正式成立。

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5. He divided their kingdom into thirds.
他把他們的王國分成了三個(gè)部分。

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