| 单词 | regal |
| 释义 | regal (once / 1593 pages) adj Even though he was homeless, Dan had a regal bearing. Regal is an adjective that describes things that appear to be royal. There are several synonyms for regal, but they all have slightly different meanings. Reserve regal for those instances when the person or thing truly seems like it wants to be the queen, actually is the queen, or looks like it might belong to the queen. My French teacher has a truly regal bearing: she stands stick-straight, with her chin in the air, and acts as though she's the queen and we're her court. A regal attitude from a trembling Chihuahua is the height of irony: that little bugger couldn't rule a cat-box, let alone a whole country. WORD FAMILYregal: regaler, regalest, regally USAGE EXAMPLESPlayers aren’t celebrating or grieving but simply overcome with the emotion of spending three hours in this nation’s most regal football game. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) Palmer never much cared for the regal honorific. Seattle Times(Dec 21, 2016) “The Champion sweatshirt is such a regal piece,” said Josh Matthews, the director of merchandising at Flight Club and a longtime collector of the brand. New York Times(Dec 19, 2016) adj belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler regal attire Syn imperial, majestic, purple, royal noble of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times |
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