kingdom

英 [ˈkɪŋdəm]

美 [ˈkɪŋdəm]

n. 王国; 管辖范围; 领域; 自然三界之一

复数：kingdoms　

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同义词辨析

country kingdom nation realm state【导航词义：国家】

countryn. 国家

〔辨析〕

最普通用词，侧重指国土、疆域。

〔例证〕

China is a large country.
中国是一个幅员辽阔的国家。
Labour export is very common in developing countries.
劳务输出在发展中国家非常普遍。

kingdomn. 王国

〔辨析〕

指由国王或女王统治的国家，或君主立宪的国家。

〔例证〕

The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
联合王国由大不列颠和北爱尔兰组成。
The king is the most important person in a kingdom.
国王是王国中最重要的人物。

nationn. 国家

〔辨析〕

强调其民族、社会及经济结构。

〔例证〕

Greece is an independent nation.
希腊是一个独立国家。
New Zealand is an English speaking nation.
新西兰是一个讲英语的国家。
America is one of the world's leading industrial nations.
美国是世界上的主要工业国之一。

realmn. 〈文或非正式〉王国

〔辨析〕

与 kingdom 基本同义，但多用于正式文体。

〔例证〕

the defence of the realm
王国的防卫
The king sought to expand his realm.
国王谋求扩大领土。

staten. 国家，政府

〔辨析〕

侧重指被视为政治组织的国家，英国英语中尤指政府。

〔例证〕

an EU member state
欧盟成员国
Should railways be controlled by the state?
铁路应该由国家控制吗？
The state has set up a medical subsidy program for civil servants.
政府为公务员建立了医疗补助制度。

习惯用语

blow sb/sth to kingdom come

送…上西天；彻底炸毁
to completely destroy sb/sth with an explosion

till/until kingdom come

永远；永久
for ever

牛津词典

noun

王国
a country ruled by a king or queen
1. the United Kingdom
  联合王国
2. the kingdom of God (= heaven)
  天国
管辖范围；领域
an area controlled by a particular person or where a particular thing or idea is important
自然三界之一
one of the three traditional divisions of the natural world
1. the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms
  动物界、植物界及矿物界
界（生物的五大类别之一）
one of the five major groups into which all living things are organized

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 王国
Akingdomis a country or region that is ruled by a king or queen.
1. The kingdom's power declined.
  王国的势力衰弱了。
2. ...the United Kingdom.
  联合王国
3. ...the Kingdom of Denmark.
  丹麦王国
N-COUNT 管辖范围；领域
Akingdomis a place or area that is thought to be under the control of a person or organization.
1. It was infamous as a kingdom of brigands, scoundrels, and slave-traders.
  该地区因土匪、无赖和奴隶贩子猖獗而声名狼藉。
（动物或植物）界
All the animals, birds, and insects in the world can be referred to together as the animalkingdom. All the plants can be referred to as the plantkingdom.

英英释义

noun

a basic group of natural objects
the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped
a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state
the domain ruled by a king or queen
Synonym:realm
a country with a king as head of state
a domain in which something is dominant
1. the untroubled kingdom of reason
2. a land of make-believe
3. the rise of the realm of cotton in the south
Synonym:landrealm

双语例句

The great kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
联合王国有不列颠和北爱尔兰组成。
As my spirit wanders to the ancient kingdom,| you may well laugh at me for being so sentimental,| and growing grey hair so soon!
故国神游，多情应笑我，早生华发。（苏轼《念奴娇·赤壁怀古》）
These last three, when combined with Northern Ireland, form the United Kingdom.
后三个加上北爱尔兰组成了联合王国英国。
Other respondents were in Australia, Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
其他受访者来自澳大利亚、加拿大、爱尔兰和英国。
The Chinese premier told reporters: We welcome a strong, prosperous and united United Kingdom.
中国总理对记者说：我们欢迎一个强大、繁荣和统一的联合王国。
I also had Joel's Social Security number, the keys to the kingdom.
我也得到了乔尔的社会安全号码，这可是通往私人王国的钥匙。
I tell you that I would give one of the provinces of my kingdom to have that photograph.
我可以告诉你，为了得到那张照片，我愿意拿我领土中的一个省来交换。
This television program provoked a spirited debate in the United Kingdom.
这个电视节目在英国引起了激烈的辩论。
He divided their kingdom into thirds.
他把他们的王国分成了三个部分。
This is the fight of the kingdom of the mind.
这是思想领域的斗争。