| 释义 |
‖ Negus1 Now Hist.|ˈniːgəs|
Also 6–7 (9) neguz, 9 negoos.
[Amharic negus or n'gus kinged, king.]
The title of the supreme ruler of Abyssinia.
1594Blundevil Exerc. v. xi. (1636) 554 Of his own subjects, he is called Acegue, and Neguz of the Abassines. 1613Purchas Pilgrimage vii. i. 549 The Great Neguz his titles comprehend thus much [etc.]. 1664Butler Hud. ii. i. 239 The Negus when some mighty lord Or potentate's to be restor'd [etc.]. 1667Milton P.L. xi. 397 Th' Empire of Negus to his utmost Port. 1805Southey in C. C. Southey Life (1849) II. 314 The king, or, to give him his proper title, the Neguz. 1865Lit. Churchman 25 Mar. 124/2 That strange compound of intelligence and savagery the Negus Theodore II. 1888Times (weekly ed.) 6 Apr. 13/1 The Negus..is not much more than a semi-barbarous Prince. |