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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• They thought, A princely figure!
  人们心想，多么高贵的人！
• 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、。
• 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。
• Books that give a kind of guide to the dos and don'ts of princely behavior.
  这种书籍指引君主行为，该做与不该做的事。
• It was a princely feast.
  可以说是一顿丰厚的美宴。
• 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。