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