英语单词 | throne |
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英美音标 | 英 [θrəʊn] 美 [θroʊn] |
中文释义 | n.王位;君主 |
英语例句 | (1) Henry IV usurped the throne of England. (2) He set up a claim to the throne. (3) He was only eight when he ascended the throne. (4) He swore allegiance to the throne. |
中文例句 | (1) 亨利四世篡夺了英国的王位。 (2) 他自称王位是属于他的。 (3) 他登上王位时才八岁。 (4) 他宣誓效忠国王。 |
vocabulary简明 | The oversized, bejeweled chair on which a king or queen sits is called a throne. |
vocabulary扩展 | Monarchs — kings and queens — sit on thrones on special ceremonial occasions, and so do religious figures such as bishops and popes. You can also describe the act of naming a new monarch this way: "Queen Elizabeth II of England was throned in 1952." The word throne has its root in the Greek thronos, "chair or elevated seat." In ancient Greek mythology, Zeus was said to sit on a special heavenly seat, the Dios thronous. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](君王的)宝座,御座 A throne is a decorative chair used by a king, queen, or emperor on important official occasions. 2 [N-SING 单数名词]王位;皇位 You can talk about the throne as a way of referring to the position of being king, queen, or emperor. [
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