imperial

imperial
adjective
  1. of or relating to an empire
    (与)帝国(有关)的
    Britain's imperial era.
    英国的帝国时期。
    ■of or relating to an emperor
    (与)皇帝(有关)的
    the imperial family.
    皇族。
    ■majestic; magnificent
    宏伟的,华丽的
    the bedroom is huge and very imperial.
    卧室巨大而华丽。
    ■imperious or domineering
    专横的,飞扬跋扈的,作威作福的,盛气凌人的
    the party and its autocratic—many would say imperial—ways.
    这个政党以及它专制的——许多人会说飞扬跋扈的——处事方式。
  2. of, relating to, or denoting the system of non-metric weights and measures (the ounce, pound, stone, inch, foot, yard, mile, acre, pint, gallon, etc.) formerly used for all measures in the UK, and still used for some
    非公制度量衡的,(度量衡)英制的
  3. (chiefly historical)(of a size of paper) measuring (in the UK) 762 × 559 mm (30 × 22 inches)
    (主史)(纸张尺寸)(英国)762 × 559 毫米的,30 × 22 英寸的
noun
  1. a small pointed beard growing below the lower lip (associated with Napoleon III of France)
    (在下唇下的)尖胡须(与法国拿破仑三世有关)
派生
imperially
adverb
语源
  1. late Middle English: via Old French from Latin imperialis, from imperium 'command, authority, empire'; related to imperare 'to command'. Compare with emperor, empire, also with imperious
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