regal
英 ['riːg(ə)l]
美
- adj. 帝王的；王室的；豪华的；庄严的
- n. (Regal)人名；(英、西、捷)雷加尔
词态变化
副词: regally;
中文词源
regal 王室的，豪华的
来自拉丁语 regalis,国王的，王室的，来自 rex,国王，来自 PIE*reg,拉直，管理，统治，词源 同 regulate,right.
英文词源
- regal
- regal: [14] Regal and royal are doublets: that is to say, they come from the same ultimate source, but have diverged over the centuries. This source was rēgālis, a derivative of Latin rēx ‘king’. This came from Indo-European *rēg-, which also produced the Sanskrit ancestor of English rajah, and was a lengthened version of *reg-, source of English rector, regiment, region, regular, reign, right, rule, etc. Regal was probably borrowed direct from Latin, whereas royal was routed via Old French. Also from rēx come regalia [16] and regicide [16].
=> rajah, rector, regiment, region, regular, reign, right, royal, rule - regal (adj.)
- late 14c., from Old French regal "royal" (12c.) or directly from Latin regalis "royal, kingly; of or belonging to a king, worthy of a king," from rex (genitive regis) "king," from PIE root *reg- "move in a straight line," hence, "direct in a straight line, rule, guide" (cognates: Sanskrit raj- "a king, a leader;" Avestan razeyeiti "directs;" Persian rahst "right, correct;" Latin regere "to rule," rex "a king, a leader," rectus "right, correct;" Old Irish ri, Gaelic righ "a king;" Gaulish -rix "a king," in personal names, such as Vircingetorix; Gothic reiks "a leader;" Old English rice "kingdom," -ric "king," rice "rich, powerful," riht "correct;" Gothic raihts, Old High German recht, Old Swedish reht, Old Norse rettr "correct"). Related: Regally.
双语例句
- 1. His manner is not so much regal as professorial.
- 他的言行举止不太像帝王，倒更像学者一些。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He sat with such regal dignity.
- 他端坐在那里，浑身透着王者的威严。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. the regal splendour of the palace
- 帝王宫殿之豪华气派
来自《权威词典》
- 4. The regal lady is her mother.
- 那位雍容华贵的女士是她妈妈.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Never has she looked more regal.
- 她从没有如此雍容华贵过。
来自辞典例句