君王/最頂尖
從真正的國王,到「某領域的國王」,是一條很直的延伸:既然 king 代表「站在最高、無人能及」,把這個位置借給任何領域裡最強、最重要的人或物,就成了「…之王、翹楚」。
a country's male ruler · noun · A2
A country's male ruler, who holds that place by being born royal.
國王
The single man at the very top — the male ruler everyone else answers to.
Four branches
君王/最頂尖
從真正的國王,到「某領域的國王」,是一條很直的延伸:既然 king 代表「站在最高、無人能及」,把這個位置借給任何領域裡最強、最重要的人或物,就成了「…之王、翹楚」。
a country's male ruler · noun · A2
A country's male ruler, who holds that place by being born royal.
國王
過得像國王
這一族借的是「當國王是什麼感覺」:享受、舒服、要什麼有什麼。重點不在統治,而在那份「像最高位者一樣被善待」的爽快。
live like a king · noun · A2
Used in phrases like 'live like a king' or 'feel like a king' to say you are very happy, comfortable, or successful.
(過得)像國王一樣
棋牌裡的「王」
遊戲把「最高地位」的概念做成了實體的子或牌:那顆叫 king 的棋、那張畫著國王的牌,都是因為它在遊戲的階級裡居於頂端或特別重要,沿用了現實中「王」的份量。
king (chess piece) · noun · A2
The most important piece in the game of chess.
(西洋棋)王
一大筆錢(固定片語)
這個片語借的是「國王值多少」:要贖回一個國王得付出天文數字,所以 a king's ransom 就用來形容「多到嚇人的一筆錢」。還是繞著「國王=最高、最貴重」這個核心。
a king's ransom · noun · A2
Used in the phrase 'a king's ransom' to mean a very large amount of money.
一大筆錢
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Kingnoun/kɪŋ/
radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter K.
The title of a king.
A King pigeon.
Kingname/kɪŋ/
An English and Scottish surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for someone who either acted as if he were a king or had worked in the king's household.
rail-transportrailwaystransportKing class, a class of steam locomotives once used on the GWR which were all named after kings.
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kingnoun詞源 1/ˈkɪŋ/
A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.
A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.
historicalA male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.
A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.
A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.
slangA male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.
board-gameschessgamesA component of certain games.
card-gamesgamesA component of certain games.
A component of certain games.
A component of certain games.
Senses related to animals
biologynatural-scienceszoologySenses related to animals
Senses related to animals
Senses related to animals
Senses related to large sizes of certain items
slangSenses related to large sizes of certain items
graph-theorymathematicssciencesA vertex in a directed graph which can reach every other vertex via a path with a length of at most 2.
kingverb詞源 1/ˈkɪŋ/
To crown king, to make (a person) king.
To rule over as king.
To perform the duties of a king.
To assume or pretend preeminence (over); to lord it over.
To promote a piece of draughts/checkers that has traversed the board to the opposite side, that piece subsequently being permitted to move backwards as well as forwards.
To dress and perform as a drag king.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。