单词 | queenly |
释义 | queenly (once / 4670 pages) adj If you have a queenly manner, you carry yourself like a queen (or maybe you are one!). Queenly things are fit for a queen, like that tiara you wear on special occasions. You could also call queenly things (or people) regal or aristocratic. Someone who walks with a queenly bearing holds herself proudly, with excellent posture. And if you go on a queenly vacation, it's pretty luxurious and fancy. The words queenly and queen come from an Old English root, cwen, which means both "female ruler of a state," but also simply "wife." WORD FAMILYqueenly: queenlier, queenliest+/queen: queened, queening, queenlike, queenly USAGE EXAMPLESIn this production, the mezzo-soprano Romina Basso sang Penelope’s scene poignantly, drawing out the grief and queenly dignity in the music. New York Times(Nov 15, 2016) The shack was modest and tiny, a far cry from Miss Peregrine’s queenly setup. Ransom Riggs, Hollow City(2014) She was petite, with queenly features and impeccable style; a spitfire who attended target practice with the Montgomery County park police. Washington Post(May 24, 2016) adj having the rank of or resembling or befitting a queen queenly propriety clad in her queenly raiment Rosetti's queenly portraits of women Syn queenlike noble of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times |
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