having the status of a king or queen or a member of their family 国王的;女王的;王室的;王族的 contributors included members of the royal family. 捐献者中有王室成员。 ■belonging to or carried out or exercised by a king or queen (属于)国王的;(属于)女王的 the royal palace. 王宫。 the coalition obtained royal approval for the appointment. 联合政府内阁成员的任命得到了国王的批准。 ■[attrib.]in the service or under the patronage of a king or queen 服侍国王(或女王)的,为王室服务的;得到国王(或女王)恩赐的 a royal maid. 一个王室侍女。 ■[attrib.]of a quality or size suitable for a king or queen; splendid 适于国王(或女王)的;盛大的;高贵的;豪华的;庄严的;极好的;极大的 a royal fortune. 一大笔财富。 ■[attrib.](Brit. informal)real; utter (used for emphasis) (英,非正式)[用于加重语气]真正的;完全的 she's a right royal pain in the behind. 她屁股真的很痛。
noun
(informal)a member of the royal family (非正式)王室成员
short for royal sail or royal mast royal sail 或 royal mast 的简称
short for royal stag royal stag 的简称
(全称 metric royal)[mass noun]a paper size, 636 × 480 mm 王裁(一种纸张尺寸规格,636 × 480 mm) ■(全称 royal octavo)a book size, 234 × 156 mm 八开本,八开纸(234 × 156 mm) ■(全称 royal quarto)a book size, 312 × 237 mm 四开本(312 × 237 mm)
(Bell-ringing)a system of change-ringing using ten bells (响铃)敲奉十口钟的变换响
常用词组 royal road to
a way of attaining or reaching something without trouble 捷径,快捷方式 there is no royal road to teaching. 教无捷径。
派生 royally adverb 语源
late Middle English: from Old French roial, from Latin regalis 'regal'