a ceremonial chair for a sovereign, bishop, or similar figure 宝座,御座;神座 ■(the throne)used to signify sovereign power 王位,帝位;王权,君权 the heir to the throne. 王位继承人。 ■(humorous)a toilet (幽默)厕所 ■(thrones)(in traditional Christian angelology) the third-highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy (传统基督教天使学)座天使(九级天使中的第三级)
verb
[with obj.](一般作 be throned)(poetic/literary)place (someone) on a throne (诗/文)使登上王位(或宝座、御座),使掌握王权 the king was throned on a rock. 国王在一块岩石上即位。
派生 语源
Middle English: from Old French trone, via Latin from Greek thronos 'elevated seat'