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 main goal of this exhibition is to expose the public to an aspect of the Italian Renaissance by reconstruction of the princely attires at that time.
  本次展览通过再现欧洲文艺复兴时期的宫廷服饰，向公众展示意大利文艺复兴的一个侧面。
• Governments have invested a princely sum of money into this.
  政府对这投入的大量的金钱。
• Books that give a kind of guide to the dos and don'ts of princely behavior.
  这种书籍指引君主行为，该做与不该做的事。
• Her ultimate dream would be to meet the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge so she could show them her princely creation.
  她的终极愿望是见一见威廉王子和凯特王妃，好让他们看看自己亲手做的小王子洋娃娃。
• 'princely, the craft is exquisite, comfortable and easy to wear'is unanimous public praise of the masses of users.
  “尊贵典雅、工艺精巧、穿着舒适”是广大用户的一致口碑。
• 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 the embodiment of princely magnificence.
  这体现了和亲王相称的富丽堂皇。
• So well-known was she for her wealth, her beauty, and her gifts of mind, that many princely and noble suitors wished to marry her.
  她因财富、美貌和才智闻名天下，王侯贵族的求婚者都渴望娶到她。
• The plant was commissioned by the princely state of Mysore using technology originally developed for North America by us engineers.
  这座电站是受迈索尔土邦委托建设的，使用的技术最初由美国工程师在北美开发。