throne
英 [θr??n]
美[θron]
- n. 王座；君主；王權
- vi. 登上王座
- vt. 使登王位
- n. (Throne)人名；(瑞典)特羅內(nèi)；(英)特羅恩
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詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?thrones;
中文詞源
throne 王位，王座
來自希臘語 thronos,座位，王座，來自 PIE*dher,固定，穩(wěn)固，詞源同 firm,tree,endure.比喻用 法。
英文詞源
- throne (n.)
- c. 1200, trone, "the seat of God or a saint in heaven;" c. 1300 as "seat occupied by a sovereign," from Old French trone (12c., Modern French tr?ne), from Latin thronus, from Greek thronos "elevated seat, chair, throne," from PIE root *dher- (2) "to hold firmly, support" (cognates: Latin firmus "firm, steadfast, strong, stable," Sanskrit dharma "statute, law;" see firm (adj.)). From late 14c. as a symbol of royal power. Colloquial meaning "toilet" is recorded from 1922. The classical -h- begins to appear in English from late 14c.
雙語例句
- 1. Edward VIII had done the unthinkable and abdicated the throne.
- 愛德華八世竟主動遜位，真是匪夷所思。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. This boy's father had been executed for conspiring against the throne.
- 這個男孩的父親因為密謀反對君主而被處死。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He renounced his claim to the French throne.
- 他正式放棄對法國王位的繼承權。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. the accession of Queen Victoria to the throne
- 維多利亞女王即位
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. her ascension to the throne
- 她的登基
來自《權威詞典》