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

• 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。
• His many projects, his immense knowledge and his princely manner made him a man apart.
  其众多的作品，广博的知识和高贵的举止使他成了一个与众不同的人。
• In the first act, bankers took advantage of deregulation to run wild ( and pay themselves princely sums), inflating huge bubbles through reckless lending.
  第一步，银行家利用制度的不规范胡作非为，通过不计后果的提供借款吹大泡泡。
• 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。
• He offered us a princely sum for it.
  他慷慨出资要将它买下。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。