| 单词 | royal |
| 释义 | royal —royally, adv. /roy"euhl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a king, queen, or other sovereign: royal power; a royal palace. 2. descended from or related to a king or line of kings: a royal prince. 3. noting or having the rank of a king or queen. 4. established or chartered by or existing under the patronage of a sovereign: a royal society. 5. (cap.) serving or subject to a king, queen, or other sovereign. 6. proceeding from or performed by a sovereign: a royal warrant. 7. appropriate to or befitting a sovereign; magnificent; stately: royal splendor. 8. (usually cap.) Brit. in the service of the monarch or of the Commonwealth: Royal Marines; Royal Air Force. 9. fine; excellent: in royal spirits. 10. Informal. extreme or persistent; unmitigated: a royal nuisance; a royal pain. n. 11. Naut. a sail set on a royal mast. See diag. under ship. 12. Informal. a royal person; member of the royalty. 13. Usually, royals. Chiefly Brit. a member of England's royal family. 14. a size of printing paper, 20 × 25 in. (51 × 64 cm). 15. a size of writing paper, 19 × 24 in. (48 × 61 cm). 16. Numis. any of various former coins, as the real or ryal. [1325-75; ME < MF < L regalis kingly, equiv. to reg- (s. of rex) king + -alis -AL1; cf. REGAL] Syn. 7. majestic. See kingly. Ant. 7. servile. |
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