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

• In Switzerland, this heir to the richest princely domains in France had sold an old horse in order to obtain bread.
  在瑞士，这个法国最富饶的亲王采地的承袭者曾卖掉一匹老马来填饱肚子。
• It was a princely feast.
  可以说是一顿丰厚的美宴。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• What can I give thee back, O liberal; And Princely giver, whO hast brOught the gOld.
  你那样慷慨豪爽的施主呀，你把；你心坎里金碧辉煌的宝藏、。
• He offered us a princely sum for it.
  他慷慨出资要将它买下。
• Governments have invested a princely sum of money into this.
  政府对这投入的大量的金钱。
• 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。