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单词 daimyo
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Definition of daimyo in English:

daimyo

(also daimio)
nounPlural daimyosˈdʌɪmɪəʊˈdʌɪmjəʊˈdīmyō
  • (in feudal Japan) one of the great lords who were vassals of the shogun.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Attesting to Yuken's skill we have the following story of how Lord Nagato, a daimyo from Sesshu, became Yuken's student.
    • The patronage of a daimyo allowed the potteries to aim for the highest quality without regard to cost.
    • Those employed by a daimyo not only received a generous stipend but were accorded samurai status as well.
    • I sighed, reluctantly pouring more tea for the daimyo after catching my mother's cold stare.
    • Land was held in customary tenure, the largest holdings by 250 daimyos (feudal lords), each with his retinue of dependent samurai.
    • In Japan the Tokugawa had restored order in 1600 and ruled Japan's feudal daimyos with a rod of iron for more than two centuries thereafter.

Origin

Japanese, from dai 'great' + myō 'name'.

 
 

Definition of daimyo in US English:

daimyo

(also daimio)
nounˈdīmyō
  • (in feudal Japan) one of the great lords who were vassals of the shogun.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Attesting to Yuken's skill we have the following story of how Lord Nagato, a daimyo from Sesshu, became Yuken's student.
    • The patronage of a daimyo allowed the potteries to aim for the highest quality without regard to cost.
    • Those employed by a daimyo not only received a generous stipend but were accorded samurai status as well.
    • Land was held in customary tenure, the largest holdings by 250 daimyos (feudal lords), each with his retinue of dependent samurai.
    • In Japan the Tokugawa had restored order in 1600 and ruled Japan's feudal daimyos with a rod of iron for more than two centuries thereafter.
    • I sighed, reluctantly pouring more tea for the daimyo after catching my mother's cold stare.

Origin

Japanese, from dai ‘great’ + myō ‘name’.

 
 
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