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

• 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。
• Her ultimate dream would be to meet the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge so she could show them her princely creation.
  她的终极愿望是见一见威廉王子和凯特王妃，好让他们看看自己亲手做的小王子洋娃娃。
• The plant was commissioned by the princely state of Mysore using technology originally developed for North America by us engineers.
  这座电站是受迈索尔土邦委托建设的，使用的技术最初由美国工程师在北美开发。
• It was the embodiment of princely magnificence.
  这体现了和亲王相称的富丽堂皇。
• 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。
• So well-known was she for her wealth, her beauty, and her gifts of mind, that many princely and noble suitors wished to marry her.
  她因财富、美貌和才智闻名天下，王侯贵族的求婚者都渴望娶到她。
• Governments have invested a princely sum of money into this.
  政府对这投入的大量的金钱。
• The Prince Gong's Mansion, Gong Wang Fu, is the best preserved Qing Dynasty princely mansion.
  恭王府是中国现存王府中保存最完整的清代王府。
• These regional powerhouses have worked out how to earn princely sums in the world's poorest places.
  这些地区经济的火车头已经找到了在世界上最贫困的地方掘金的方法。