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Imperial Empire Late 无 Im'piəriəl A.帝王的,至尊的 英 Adj

单词 imperial
音标 [im'piəriəl]
解释 a.帝王的,至尊的
红宝书 【英】 adj. 帝国的,皇帝的(of an empire or its rulers)
【例】 the imperial palace
字源 imperial (adj.)
late 14c., "having a commanding quality," from Old French imperial (12c.), from Latin imperialis "of the empire or emperor," from imperium (see empire). Meaning "pertaining to an empire" (especially the Roman) is from late 14c. Imperial presidency in a U.S. context traces to Arthur Schlesinger Jr.'s book on the Nixon administration (1974). Related: Imperially.
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