The word "prince" refers to a male member of a royal family, particularly a son or grandson of a monarch. It can also refer to the male ruler of a small state or, in a figurative sense, someone considered the best in a particular field.
The word "prince" refers to a male member of a royal family, particularly a son or grandson of a monarch. It can also refer to the male ruler of a small state or, in a figurative sense, someone considered the best in a particular field.
[N-TITLE; N-COUNT 头衔名词;可数名词]王子;亲王;王孙 A prince is a male member of a royal family, especially the son of the king or queen of a country.
...Prince Edward and other royal guests...
爱德华王子和其他皇室宾客
The Prince won warm applause for his ideas.
王子的想法赢得了热烈的掌声。
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[N-TITLE; N-COUNT 头衔名词;可数名词](小国的)君王,国君 A prince is the male royal ruler of a small country or state.
He was speaking without the prince's authority.
他说话的时候没有君王的威严。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]大师;名家;巨匠 If someone describes a man as the prince of a particular type of work, they mean that he is the best man doing that type of work.
[usu N of n]
[LITERARY 文]
To his 19th-century peers, Robert Brown was the prince of botany.
对于19世纪的同行来说,罗伯特·布朗是植物学巨匠。
Oxford
prince★/prɪns; NAmEprɪns/noun1★a male member of a royal family who is not king, especially the son or grandson of the king or queen 王子;王孙;亲王◆the royal princes亲王◆the Prince of Wales威尔士亲王2★the male ruler of a small country or state that has a royal family; a male member of this family, especially the son or grandson of the ruler (小国的)国王,王室的男性成员,王子,王孙◆Prince Albert of Monaco摩纳哥亲王阿尔伯特3(in some European countries) a nobleman(某些欧洲国家的)贵族4princeof/among sth ( literary) a man who is thought to be one of the best in a particular field (某一领域的)杰出人物,钜子,大王◆the prince of comedy喜剧大师princeprincesprince/prɪns; NAmEprɪns/
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princeprince /prɪns/ ●●●W3 noun [countable]
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1the son of a king, queen, or prince → princess: Prince William2a male ruler of a small country or state: Prince Rainier of Monaco3 the prince of something/a prince among something literary the man who is best at something: the prince of sculptors
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n.王子,国君;亲王;贵族
n.(Prince)人名;(英、葡)普林斯;(法)普兰斯;
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