| 释义 |
prince
I. \ˈprin(t)s\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin princip-, princeps first person, chief, prince, literally, one who takes the first part, from prin- (from primus first) + -cip-, -ceps (from capere to take) — more at heave
1.
a. : a sovereign ruler : monarch
< noblemen passed from court to court, seeking service with one prince or another — W.M.Thackeray >
b. : the ruler of a principality or state
< New Delhi has promised the princes … the right to be called Your Highness — Time >
< the Prince of Monaco >
2. : a male member of a royal family; especially : a son or a grandson in the male line of the British king or queen
3. : a nobleman whose rank and status vary from one part of the world to another
< Polynesian princes >
< a Chinese prince of the first degree >
4. : an ecclesiastic of high rank; specifically : cardinal
5.
a. : a person at the head of a class or profession : one very outstanding in a specified respect
< a prince among men >
< that prince of hosts who left nothing undone for the comfort of his guests >
< a very prince of poets >
— compare merchant prince
b. : a jolly good fellow : an open-handed and genial friend
< he's a real prince >
II. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
obsolete : to play or act the part of a prince — often used with it
< showed a disposition to prince it > |