英语词汇“royal”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	royal
释义	roy·al I. \ˈrȯi(ə)l, ˈrȯ(i)yəl\ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin regalis of a king, royal, regal, from reg-, rex king + -alis -al; akin to Sanskrit rājan king, Old Irish rī (gen. rīg), Latin regere to guide, rule — more at right 1. a. : of kingly ancestry : belonging to royalty < English princes of the blood royal — Virginia Cowles > b. : of, relating to, owned by, or subject to the jurisdiction of the crown < the limitation of royal power under a constitutional monarchy > < a special train for the queen and members of the royal party > < the prince and his bride honeymooned on the royal yacht > < courts had been effectively centralized under royal control — C.H.McIlwain > c. : indicative of royalty < royal title > < royal crown > < royal crest > d. : reserved for the sovereign : not to be hunted or captured without a license from the crown < giraffes rank as royal game — L.G.Green > e. : being in the crown's service < royal prosecutor > < Royal Air Force > 2. a. : of a nobility or splendor worthy of royalty : magnificent, regal < there is something … royal in the stately carriage of a stag's head — R.F.Kilvert > < was treated with the royal acclaim of a visiting statesman — W.A.White > < coffee royal … with brandy or whiskey mixed up in it — J.W.Ellison b.1929 > b. archaic : limited to a chosen few : elite < the royal dynasty of the apostles — J.H.Newman > c. : requiring no exertion : marked by special privilege : easy < there is no royal road to logic and really valuable ideas can only be had at the price of close attention — Justus Buchler > 3. a. : having attributes of royalty : majestic < the lion is a royal beast > b. : of great size or magnitude : big, imposing < wielded a patronage of royal dimensions — J.H.Plumb > < a battle royal that covers miles and lasts for hours — Arthur Knight > < stop being such a royal pain in the neck — F.C.Thorne > c. (1) : of superior quality : excellent, superb < a royal view > < cow of royal breeding — American Guide Series: Minnesota > (2) : of a highly pleasurable kind : glorious < would have a royal time … sailing the wherry — Archibald Marshall > d. : playing the part of royalty < place the crowns on the royal pair … elected by popular campus vote — Springfield (Massachusetts) Daily News > 4. a. : established or chartered by the crown : enjoying the king's patronage < Royal Academy > < the Royal Burghs of Scotland > < Massachusetts was once a royal colony > < Royal Swedish Yacht Club > b. : granted or performed by the king < whatsoever she asked … Solomon gave her of his royal bounty — 1 Kings 10:13 (Authorized Version) > < honored by several royal visits — T.B.Macaulay > 5. : of, relating to, or being a part (as a mast, sail, or yard) next above the topgallant — see ship illustration 6. : resisting chemical action : noble < royal gases > < royal metals > II. noun (-s) 1. a. : royal antler b. : a stag of eight years or more having antlers with at least twelve points 2. a. : ryal 1 b. : real IV 3. : a small sail on the royal mast that is the highest usually carried on a square-rigged ship and is located immediately above the topgallant sail — see sail illustration 4. : a royal personage < there are … titles for all spouses of royals — V.W.Turner > 5. : a standard British size of paper usually 20 × 25 or 19 × 24 inches 6. : change ringing on ten bells 7. a. : a blue or green crown used as the symbol for the fifth suit in some five-suit packs of playing cards b. : royal flush c. : royal spade 8. or royal blue a. : a variable color averaging a vivid purplish blue b. of textiles : a deep blue that is duller than Yale blue and redder and duller than imperial blue c. : smalt 2 d. : prussian blue 2 9. : royal palm < mast-straight royals lining the avenue — C.S.Lloyd > 10. [translation of French royale] : royale 2
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