Throne
[θrəʊn] or [θron]
解释:
(noun.) the position and power of an exalted person (a sovereign or bishop) who is entitled to sit in a chair of state on ceremonial occasions.
(noun.) the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.; 'the king sat on his throne'.
(verb.) sit on the throne as a ruler.
编辑:耶鲁--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) A chair of state, commonly a royal seat, but sometimes the seat of a prince, bishop, or other high dignitary.
(n.) Hence, sovereign power and dignity; also, the one who occupies a throne, or is invested with sovereign authority; an exalted or dignified personage.
(n.) A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; -- a meaning given by the schoolmen.
(v. t.) To place on a royal seat; to enthrone.
(v. t.) To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or dominion to; to exalt.
(v. i.) To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne.
卡莱尔编辑
同义词及近义词:
n. [1]. Chair of State.[2]. Sovereignty, sovereign power, sway.
弗朗辛校对
解释:
n. a chair of state richly ornamented and covered with a canopy: seat of a bishop in the cathedral-church of his diocese: sovereign power and dignity: (pl.) the third order of angels in the first triad of the celestial hierarchy.—v.t. to place on a royal seat: to exalt.—v.i. to sit in state as on a throne:—pr.p. thrōn′ing; pa.t. and pa.p. thrōned.—adjs. Thrō′nal; Throne′less.
本校对
娱乐性解释:
If you dream of sitting on a throne, you will rapidly rise to favor and fortune. To descend from one, there is much disappointment for you. To see others on a throne, you will succeed to wealth through the favor of others.
编辑:内尔达
例句:
- At the foot of the throne these two parties separated and halted, facing each other at opposite sides of the aisle. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
- I doubt, he said, if he would even welcome Dejah Thoris' return, for it would mean another nearer the throne than he. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
- Ten of us can take the throne, for I had seen that Issus' guards had for the most part entered the fray within the arena. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
- Honorius was succeeded by Gregory IX (1227), who evidently came to the papal throne with a nervous resolution to master this perplexing young man. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- I thank God, that I have beheld his throne, the heavens, and earth, his footstool. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
- The platform and the golden throne were broken down, and Rustam lay dead among a heap of dead men. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- Behind the throne was a narrow doorway and in this Than Kosis now stood facing me, with drawn long-sword. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
- Presently he selected one of their number whom he led before the throne of Issus. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
- She abdicated her throne, and despoiled herself of her imperial sceptre among the ice rocks that surrounded us. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
- On the lower step of this throne the champion was made to kneel down. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- Kantos Kan with the others who had sworn allegiance to me still stood upon the Throne of Righteousness with me. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
- Soldiers of Helium, let no prisoner leave the Throne of Righteousness. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
- These two stopped at the foot of the throne, facing Than Kosis. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
- Its forest should be our world--its garden afford us food; within its walls I would establish the shaken throne of health. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
- This application to the throne produced no effect. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
- She had sunk into one of the golden thrones, and as I turned to her she greeted me with a wan smile. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
- On each side of the high mantelpiece stood two antique chairs of oak, solid as silvan thrones, and in one of these sat a lady. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- The old absolutist system of government was fast breaking up, and ancient thrones were tottering. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- We believed in the oaths and promises of princes whom we suffered to remain upon their thrones. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- I'd rather see you poor men's wives, if you were happy, beloved, contented, than queens on thrones, without self-respect and peace. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
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