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    Regal describes something that belongs to a king or queen, or that looks and feels the way we imagine kings and queens to be — grand, calm, sure of itself, a little above everyone else. It is an adjective.

    RegalRegal describes something that belongs to a king or queen用來形容屬於國王或皇后的東西, or that looks and feels the way we imagine kings and queens to be或是看起來、感覺起來像我們想像中國王皇后會有的樣子 — grand, calm, sure of itself, a little above everyone else氣派、沉穩、很有自信，比別人高一等的感覺. It這 is an adjective是一個形容詞.

    You can use it in the plain way, about real royal things: a regal palace, regal robes, a regal visit. But far more often in real life it is used about people and things that are NOT royal at all.

    You can use it in the plain way, about real royal things你可以用它字面上的意思，講真正跟王室有關的東西: a regal palacea regal palace（氣派的皇宮）, regal robesregal robes（王室的袍服）, a regal visita regal visit（王室的訪問）. But far more often in real life但在實際生活裡, it is used about people and things that are NOT royal at all它更常被用來形容根本不是王室的人或東西.

    A tall woman who walks slowly into a room with her head high looks regal. An old cat sitting straight up on a chair looks regal. A dinner with too many courses feels regal. When used this way, it is a compliment about how someone carries themselves — proud, , .

    A tall woman who walks slowly into a room with her head high一個抬著頭、緩緩走進房間的高䠷女性 looks regal看起來很regal. An old cat sitting straight up on a chair一隻端正坐在椅子上的老貓 looks regal看起來很regal. A dinner with too many courses一頓上太多道菜的晚餐 feels regal感覺很regal. When used this way這樣用的時候, it is a compliment about how someone carries themselves它是在稱讚一個人展現出來的樣子 — proud, unhurried, dignified高傲、從容不迫、有威嚴.

    It is a fairly formal, fairly written word. People do not say it much in ordinary talk; you will find it in books, in descriptions, in reviews of clothes or films. It can also be gently funny — calling a small child or a pet regal is a way of saying they take themselves very seriously.

    It is a fairly formal, fairly written word這是一個相當正式、偏書面的字. People do not say it much in ordinary talk一般人平常講話不太會用它; you will find it in books, in descriptions, in reviews of clothes or films你會在書裡、描述文字裡，或衣服、電影的評論裡看到它. It can also be gently funny它也可以帶點溫和的幽默感 — calling a small child or a pet regal is a way of saying they take themselves very seriously說一個小孩或寵物很regal，是在說他們把自己看得很嚴肅.

    One thing to notice: regal is about the LOOK and MANNER of royalty, while royal is about the FACT of it. A prince is royal whether or not he is . A stranger is regal even though she is nobody's queen.

    One thing to notice有一點要注意: regal is about the LOOK and MANNER of royaltyregal講的是王室的『外表和舉止』, while royal is about the FACT of it而royal講的是王室的『事實』. A prince一位王子 is royal whether or not he is dignified不管有沒有威嚴，都是royal（王室身分）. A dignified stranger一個有威嚴的陌生人 is regal even though she is nobody's queen即使根本不是什麼女王，也可以是regal.

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組成From Latin rex, regis (king) — through Old French. The same Latin king-word is also tied to regere, to rule. English took this Latin word twice by two different roads: once through Latin directly, giving regal, and once through French, giving royal. That is why the two words mean almost the same thing but feel different.

同家族的字

  • royalthe same Latin word, arrived by the French road
  • regallyregal + -ly, the adverb
  • regaliathe kingly things themselves — crowns, robes
  • regentfrom the same rule/king root: one who rules in a king's place
  • regimesame ruling root: a system of rule

原始詞典資料5 筆記錄

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。

regaladj詞源 1/ˈɹiːɡəl/

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    Of, pertaining to, or suitable for royalty.

    • regal authority
    • the regal title
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    Befitting a monarch.

    • The [Washington] Posts proprietor through those turbulent [Watergate] days, Katharine Graham, held a double place in Washington’s hierarchy: at once regal' Georgetown hostess and scrappy newshound, ready to hold the establishment to account.
    • Terrific movement from The Queen here. Gets behind the defender, goes one way then cuts back inside. Regal attacking play.
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    Befitting a monarch.

    • The children to whom I acted as cicerone almost screamed with glee as they saw the four-and-twenty blackbirds emerging from the pie-crust in front of the astonished King; and when the climax of the inconsequential story was reached, by way of the regal counting house and the “reginal” parlour, and a blackbird (presumably one of the four-and-twenty that had been temporarily immured in the pie) was seen about to revenge himself on the innocent nose of the guiltless laundry-maid, a veritable climax of enthusiasm was reached.
    • The crown seals, a regal crown and a reginal crown are unengraved, but from the motif I judge they symbolize King William III of England and Queen Mary, (see 1688, English History) who formerly ruled Holland as Prince William, Consort, and Queen Mary — The House of Orange.

regalnoun詞源 2/ˈɹiːɡəl/

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    entertainmentlifestylemusicA small, portable organ whose sound is produced by brass beating reeds without amplifying resonators. Its tone is keen and rich in harmonics. The regal was common in the 16th and 17th centuries, and has been revived for the performance of music from those times.

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    entertainmentlifestylemusicAn organ stop of the reed family, furnished with a normal beating reed, but whose resonator is a fraction of its natural length. In the 16th and 17th centuries these stops took a multitude of forms. Today only one survives that is of universal currency, the so-called vox humana.

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。