kingdom怎么读?

kingdom

英 ['kɪŋdəm] 美['kɪŋdəm]
  • n. 王国;界;领域
  • n. (Kingdom)人名;(英)金德姆

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词态变化


复数: kingdoms;

中文词源


kingdom 王国

缩写自古英语cyningdom,王国,对应于king,君王,-dom,抽象名词后缀,来自PIE*dhe,放置,建立,词源同do.

英文词源


kingdom (n.)
Old English cyningdom; see king + -dom. Cognate with Old Saxon kuningdom, Middle Dutch koninghdom, Old Norse konungdomr. The usual Old English word was cynedom; Middle English also had kingrick (for second element, see Reichstag). Meaning "one of the realms of nature" is from 1690s. Kingdom-come "the next world" (1785) is from the Lord's Prayer.

双语例句


1. It was infamous as a kingdom of brigands, scoundrels, and slave-traders.
该地区因土匪、无赖和奴隶贩子猖獗而声名狼藉。

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2. This television program provoked a spirited debate in the United Kingdom.
这个电视节目在英国引起了激烈的辩论。

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3. Roger Kingdom set the world record of 12.92 seconds.
罗杰·金德姆创造了12.92秒的世界纪录。

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4. The Kingdom of Italy formally came into being on 17 March 1861.
意大利王国于1861年3月17日正式成立。

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5. He divided their kingdom into thirds.
他把他们的王国分成了三个部分。

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