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单词 imperial
释义

imperial

1
[ im-peer-ee-uhl ]
/ ɪmˈpɪər i əl /
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adjective

noun

Origin of imperial

1
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Late Latin imperiālis, equivalent to Latin imperi(um) “supreme authority, rule, empire” + -ālis adjective suffix; replacing Middle English emperial, from Middle French, from Late Latin, as above; see origin at imperium, -al1

SYNONYMS FOR imperial

6 despotic, high-handed, autocratic.
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OTHER WORDS FROM imperial

im·pe·ri·al·ly, adverbim·pe·ri·al·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH imperial

imperative, imperial , imperious

Words nearby imperial

imperfect stage, imperforate, imperforate anus, imperforation, Imperia, imperial, Imperial Beach, imperial eagle, imperial gallon, imperialism, imperial jade

Definition for imperial (2 of 3)

imperial2
[ im-peer-ee-uhl ]
/ ɪmˈpɪər i əl /

noun

a small, pointed beard beneath the lower lip.

Origin of imperial

2
First recorded in 1835–45; from French impériale, noun use of feminine of impérial; see imperial1

Definition for imperial (3 of 3)

imperial3
[ im-peer-ee-uhl ]
/ ɪmˈpɪər i əl /

noun

a Russian gold coin originally worth 10 rubles and from 1897 to 1917 worth 15 rubles.

Origin of imperial

3
First recorded in 1760–70; from Russian imperiál, ultimately from Medieval Latin imperiālis a coin, noun use of Late Latin imperiālis; see imperial1
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British Dictionary definitions for imperial (1 of 2)

imperial
/ (ɪmˈpɪərɪəl) /

adjective

noun

Derived forms of imperial

imperially, adverbimperialness, noun

Word Origin for imperial

C14: from Late Latin imperiālis, from Latin imperium command, authority, empire

British Dictionary definitions for imperial (2 of 2)

Imperial
/ (ɪmˈpɪərɪəl) /

adjective

(sometimes not capital) of or relating to a specified empire, such as the British Empire

noun

a supporter or soldier of the Holy Roman Empire
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