empire

单词音标

empire音标[\'empaiә]

汉语翻译

n. 帝国, 帝权

英语解释

名词 empire:

the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised

同义词：imperium

a group of countries under a single authority

a monarchy with an emperor as head of state

a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization

同义词：conglomerate

an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple

例句

He is the builder of the great empire.

他是大帝国的创立者。

The Roman Empire existed for several centuries.

罗马帝国存在了几百年。

His modest business eventually expanded into a supermarket empire.

他原先不大的生意後来扩展成了超级市场集团企业。

At that time the Romans controlled a vast empire.

那时罗马人统治着一个很大的帝国。

He has a tyrannical reign on his empire.

他是个残暴的皇帝。

At its zenith the Roman Empire covered almost the whole of Europe.

罗马帝国在全盛时期几乎占据了整个欧洲。

I am reading a book about the rise and fall of the Roman Empire.

我正在看一本关于罗马帝国兴衰的书。

The British Empire once covered large parts of the world.

大英帝国曾经占有过世界上的大片地方。

详细解释

em.pire

n.（名词）

Abbr. emp.

缩写 emp.

A political unit having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations and ruled by a single supreme authority.

帝国：一个*治单位，具有广大的领土或由许多领土或民族所组成并且由单一的*高权力所统治

The territory included in such a unit.

帝国领土：在这样一个单位中的领域

An extensive enterprise under a unified authority:

大企业：在单一管理下的大企业：

例句：

a publishing empire.

一个印刷大企业

Imperial or imperialistic sovereignty, domination, or control:

君权，*高统治权：帝国的或帝国主义的君权、统治或控制：

例句：

.There is a growing sense that the course of empire is shifting toward the . . . Asians.(James Traub)

.越来越明显的可以感觉到，帝国的步伐正迈向亚洲.(詹姆斯·特劳布)

来源：

Middle English

中古英语

from Old French

源自 古法语

from Latin imperium

源自 拉丁语 imperium

from imper3re [to command] * see emperor

源自 imper3re [命令] *参见 emperor