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kingdom

英 ['kɪŋdəm] 美 ['kɪŋdəm]

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解释

n. 王国；界；领域
n. (Kingdom)人名；(英)金德姆

※ 提供单词"kingdom"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

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.

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例句和用法

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。

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。

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。

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。

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