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单词 pharaoh
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Definition of pharaoh in English:

pharaoh

nounˈfɛːrəʊˈfɛroʊ
  • A ruler in ancient Egypt.

    the time of the pharaohs
    as name Pharaoh has rejected Moses' request
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Hebrews were enslaved by the Egyptian pharaohs until 1250 B.C. when their leader, Moses, led them on an exodus out of Egypt to the Sinai peninsula.
    • These pharaohs were regarded as gods by the Egyptian people.
    • Perfumes used by the Egyptian pharaohs have been recreated using hieroglyphics and Napoleonic treasure.
    • According to most beliefs, pyramids were built with the help of great armies of slaves, by the ancient pharaohs of Egypt as tombs for preserving their royal bodies.
    • The pharaoh was a sacrosanct monarch who served as the intermediary between the gods and man.
    • Another high economic growth period was certainly the time after a pharaoh had died in ancient Egypt and the economy was put under the command to erect a new pyramid.
    • The house features a stone replica of a sphinx at the front door and a statue of the pharaoh Tuthmosis III brought from Luxor in Egypt in the entrance hall.
    • Khufu was the first pharaoh to build a pyramid at Giza.
    • In 1923, the world was fascinated with news of the discovery of the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen.
    • In dynastic Egypt, pharaohs celebrated the ‘Sed’ festival at Karnak in which the king was ritually killed and reborn, symbolising the replenishment of his energies.
    • Pyramids are tombs built for Egypt's pharaohs.
    • Cleopatra was the last pharaoh; after her death Egypt became a Roman province.
    • The pharaohs of ancient Egypt prohibited commoners from even touching them.
    • They claim a tattered and neglected mummy found in a tomb in the Valley of the Kings is probably Queen Nefertiti, stepmother of the boy pharaoh Tutankhamun.
    • Such iron was used in making the sacred crook of Osiris held by the pharaohs of Egypt.
    • At first the pharaohs were buried in underground chambers over which were built rectangular mastabas; these were stone structures housing the food and accoutrements the pharaoh would need in the afterlife.
    • Visions of exotic beauties like Nefertiti, legends of mummified pharaohs and the towering presence of the pyramids have made Egypt a fantasy place.
    • The Egyptians under the Hyksos pharaohs invaded the Near East, and then came to Greece.
    • They say the pharaoh Khufu who built the Great Pyramid was so obsessed by the construction of his own tomb, he had no money to build tombs for others in his family.
    • The Image of Egypt exhibition features an array of patchwork and embroidery depicting Egypt, pharaohs and pyramids.

Derivatives

  • pharaonic

  • adjectiveˌfɛːreɪˈɒnɪkˌfɛreɪˈɑnɪk
    • Relating to or characteristic of a pharaoh or the time of the pharaohs.

      Luxor's pharaonic temples
      Example sentencesExamples
      • ancient pharaonic Egypt
      • Priests were the main practitioners of magic in pharaonic Egypt, where they were seen as guardians of a secret knowledge given by the gods to humanity to ‘ward off the blows of fate’.
      • Ancient Egyptians left behind a rich artistic heritage in the form of pyramids, pharaonic painting and sculpture, hieroglyphics, and architecture.
      • In about 3100 B.C., Egypt was united under a ruler known as Mena, or Menes, who inaugurated the 30 pharaonic dynasties into which Egypt's ancient history is divided - the Old and the Middle Kingdoms and the New Empire.

Origin

Middle English: via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek Pharaō, from Hebrew par‘ōh, from Egyptian pr-‘o 'great house'.

  • Pharaoh goes back to Egyptian pr-‘o ‘great house’. Early English spellings included Pharaon and Pharaoe; the final h in later English spellings was influenced by the Hebrew spelling in the Bible.

Rhymes

bolero, caballero, dinero, Faeroe, ranchero, sombrero, torero
 
 

Definition of pharaoh in US English:

pharaoh

nounˈferōˈfɛroʊ
  • A ruler in ancient Egypt.

    the time of the pharaohs
    as name Pharaoh has rejected Moses' request
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Hebrews were enslaved by the Egyptian pharaohs until 1250 B.C. when their leader, Moses, led them on an exodus out of Egypt to the Sinai peninsula.
    • Another high economic growth period was certainly the time after a pharaoh had died in ancient Egypt and the economy was put under the command to erect a new pyramid.
    • According to most beliefs, pyramids were built with the help of great armies of slaves, by the ancient pharaohs of Egypt as tombs for preserving their royal bodies.
    • Such iron was used in making the sacred crook of Osiris held by the pharaohs of Egypt.
    • The pharaohs of ancient Egypt prohibited commoners from even touching them.
    • In dynastic Egypt, pharaohs celebrated the ‘Sed’ festival at Karnak in which the king was ritually killed and reborn, symbolising the replenishment of his energies.
    • Khufu was the first pharaoh to build a pyramid at Giza.
    • At first the pharaohs were buried in underground chambers over which were built rectangular mastabas; these were stone structures housing the food and accoutrements the pharaoh would need in the afterlife.
    • The pharaoh was a sacrosanct monarch who served as the intermediary between the gods and man.
    • Pyramids are tombs built for Egypt's pharaohs.
    • Visions of exotic beauties like Nefertiti, legends of mummified pharaohs and the towering presence of the pyramids have made Egypt a fantasy place.
    • These pharaohs were regarded as gods by the Egyptian people.
    • The Egyptians under the Hyksos pharaohs invaded the Near East, and then came to Greece.
    • In 1923, the world was fascinated with news of the discovery of the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen.
    • Cleopatra was the last pharaoh; after her death Egypt became a Roman province.
    • Perfumes used by the Egyptian pharaohs have been recreated using hieroglyphics and Napoleonic treasure.
    • They say the pharaoh Khufu who built the Great Pyramid was so obsessed by the construction of his own tomb, he had no money to build tombs for others in his family.
    • They claim a tattered and neglected mummy found in a tomb in the Valley of the Kings is probably Queen Nefertiti, stepmother of the boy pharaoh Tutankhamun.
    • The house features a stone replica of a sphinx at the front door and a statue of the pharaoh Tuthmosis III brought from Luxor in Egypt in the entrance hall.
    • The Image of Egypt exhibition features an array of patchwork and embroidery depicting Egypt, pharaohs and pyramids.

Origin

Middle English: via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek Pharaō, from Hebrew par‘ōh, from Egyptian pr-‘o ‘great house’.

 
 
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