princely

英 [ˈprɪnsli]

美 [ˈprɪnsli]

adj.  巨额的; 庞大的; 雄伟的; 堂皇的; 慷慨的; 王子王孙的; 王公贵族的; 似王子的

最高级：princeliest　

BNC.19082 / COCA.22012

牛津词典

adj.

• 巨额的；庞大的
  if you say that an amount of money is princely , you are usually saying the opposite and that it is not very large
  1. I bought a bike for the princely sum of £20!
     我花20英镑巨款买了一辆自行车！
• 雄伟的；堂皇的；慷慨的
  very grand; generous
  1. princely buildings
     宏伟的建筑
  2. a princely gift
     一份丰厚的礼物
• 王子王孙的；王公贵族的；似王子的
  connected with a prince; like a prince

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （金钱）大量的，巨额的
  Aprincelysum of money is a large sum of money.
  1. It'll cost them the princely sum of seventy-five pounds.
     这将花费他们75英镑巨款。
• ADJ 王子的；亲王的；适合王公贵族的
  Princelymeans belonging to a prince or suitable for a prince.
  1. It was the embodiment of princely magnificence.
     这体现了和亲王相称的富丽堂皇。

英英释义

adj

• having the rank of or befitting a prince
  1. a princely bearing
  2. princely manner
• rich and superior in quality
  1. a princely sum
  2. gilded dining rooms
  Synonym:deluxegildedgrandluxuriousopulentsumptuous

双语例句

• Thirty thousand a year was all right, but dyspepsia and inability to be humanly happy robbed such princely income of all its value.
  三万元一年固然好，但是因此得了消化不良，连像人一样快活一下也不会，这样的巨大收入全无价值可言。
• The flattered and happy woman put her lips to his ear and whispered a princely name.
  这位受了奉承、喜气洋洋的女人凑到他的耳边，悄悄说了一个王子的名字。
• The Prince Gong's Mansion, Gong Wang Fu, is the best preserved Qing Dynasty princely mansion.
  恭王府是中国现存王府中保存最完整的清代王府。
• The prince, with princely delicacy and breeding, sent away the servants, so that his humble guest might not be embarrassed by their critical presence;
  王子带着皇家特有的风度吩咐仆人都退下，让这位身份低下的客人不致于被他们挑剔的眼光弄得很尴尬。
• New evidence for the creative and technological flowering of the period has emerged in recent archaeological discoveries, curators said, notably in princely tombs unearthed at Sichuan, Shandong and Hubei.
  博物馆工作人员表示，近期的考古发现带来了这段时期中国创造力和技术繁荣的新证据，尤其是在四川、山东和湖北的王侯墓出土的文物。
• Not a hair of his head is injured, and his princely garments, though drenched in the sea-waves, look fresher than before.
  他连一根头发都没有伤着。他那身王子的衣服虽然给海浪浸湿了，看上去倒比以前更华丽了。
• That's Spinoza on Machiavelli, because "he was favorable to liberty" and that the book, he says, is kind of a satire on princely rule.
  那就是斯宾诺莎对马基雅维利的理解，因为，他推崇自由，而关于《君主论》，他说道，某种程度上是对君主统治的讽刺。
• Taking Confusions seriously, and attempting to put into his own conduct the qualities of the Princely Man, Tseng was never willing through danger of loss of "face" to swerve from the line of duty.
  作为儒家学说的认真实践者，曾国藩试图使自己的行为符合满清权贵的要求，他绝不会因为怕丢了面子而使自己偏离为国尽忠的轨迹。
• It was a princely feast.
  可以说是一顿丰厚的美宴。
• These regional powerhouses have worked out how to earn princely sums in the world's poorest places.
  这些地区经济的火车头已经找到了在世界上最贫困的地方掘金的方法。