英语词汇“capital”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

capital

释义

a city serving as a seat of government

the capital of France

a place that is preeminent in some specified field of activity

the antiques capital of the world

wealth or goods used to produce further wealth or goods

a sum of money saved, lent, borrowed, or invested

a stock of accumulated possessions, or their value, esp at a particular time and in contrast to income received during a particular period

the excess of the assets of a business over its liabilities

(treated as sing. or pl) people holding capital; the capitalist class

a capital letter

make capital out of

to turn (a situation) to one's advantage

[French capital from Italian capitale chief, principal, from Latin capitalis (see capital²); (senses 2 and 3) from capital²]

punishable by death

a capital crime

said of a letter: of the series used to begin sentences or proper names, e.g. A, B, C rather than a, b, c

of the greatest significance or influence

the capital importance of criticism in the work of creation itself — T S Eliot

dated excellent

a capital book

capitally adv

[Middle English from Latin capitalis, from capit-, caput head]

the uppermost part of an architectural column

[Middle English capitale via French from late Latin capitellum small head, top of column, dimin. of Latin capit-, caput head]

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