princely
英 ['pr?nsl?]
美['pr?nsli]
助記提示
1、prin- + cap-(capere) => "that takes first". => Latin princeps (genitive principis) "first man, chief leader; ruler, sovereign". => princ- + -e + -ly => princely.
中文詞源
princely 巨額的，龐大的來自prince,王子，引申詞義壯觀的，高貴的，龐大的等。
英文詞源
- princely (adj.)
- c. 1500, "of a prince," from prince + -ly (2). Meaning "sumptuous, magnificent" is from 1530s.
雙語例句
- 1. It'll cost them the princely sum of seventy-five pounds.
- 這將花費他們75英鎊巨款。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It was the embodiment of princely magnificence.
- 這體現(xiàn)了和親王相稱的富麗堂皇。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. For his first book he received the princely sum of $ 400.
- 他寫第一本書得到了400元“巨款”.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. They contracted left - handed marriages after the princely fashion of those days.
- 他們按照當時的皇家風尚,締結(jié)了門戶不相當?shù)幕橐?
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. Princely outstanding: Outside ambient is not quite good still now.
- 王子杰: 現(xiàn)在外界環(huán)境還是不太好.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)