realm

英 [relm]

美 [relm]

n. 领域; 场所; 王国

复数：realms　

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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

beyond/within the realms of possibility

超出 / 在可能范围
not possible/possible
A successful outcome is not beyond the realms of possibility.
最后取得成功并非没有可能。

牛津词典

noun

领域；场所
an area of activity, interest, or knowledge
1. in the realm of literature
  在文学领域内
2. At the end of the speech he seemed to be moving into the realms of fantasy.
  讲话的最后，他似乎进入了虚幻的境地。
王国
a country ruled by a king or queen
1. the defence of the realm
  王国的防卫

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT （活动、兴趣或思想的）领域，范围
You can userealmto refer to any area of activity, interest, or thought.
1. ...the realm of politics...
  政治领域
2. Students' interests are mostly limited to the academic realm.
  学生们的兴趣大多限于学术领域。
N-COUNT 王国
Arealmis a country that has a king or queen.
1. Defence of the realm is crucial.
  王国的国防至关重要。
PHRASE 可能的范围
If you say that something is not beyondthe realms of possibility, you mean that it is possible.
1. A fall of 50 per cent or more on prices is not beyond the realms of possibility...
  降价50%或更多并非不可能。
2. This is a target which is surely within the realm of possibility.
  这是一个完全有可能实现的目标。

英英释义

noun

a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about
1. it was a limited realm of discourse
2. here we enter the region of opinion
3. the realm of the occult
Synonym:region
the domain ruled by a king or queen
Synonym:kingdom
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:kingdomland

双语例句

On that day, the realm of France received on parchment a stupendous accession.
那一天，法国的领土在羊皮纸的文件上获得了绝大的扩张。
Culture and art belong to the realm of the superstructure.
文化艺术属于上层建筑。
Taoism pursues being empty realm, while Confucianism develops highly from the realized truth and has a long-term extension.
道释主要追求的是空无境界，儒是从其悟出的道理中得到高度发展，长期延续。
This is not narcissism, but an otherworldly realm of life.
这不是自我陶醉，而是一种超凡脱俗的人生境界。
In the realm of sculpture too, the technical skill of foreign artists was long recognised.
在雕塑领域，外国艺术家的技艺也早已得到认可。
Students 'interests are mostly limited to the academic realm.
学生们的兴趣大多限于学术领域。
Epistemology has become a major realm of philosophical research after theturning of modern philosophy.
近代哲学转向之后，认识论成为哲学研究的主要领域。
The construction of national defense economy is a special realm in the development of society.
摘要国防经济建设是社会发展中的一个特殊领域。
Of the experts in this realm Professor Zhang is the first to mention.
这方面的专家首推张教授。
Entering the realm of Nirvana is only possible for those who have become pure.
心无杂念，方可入灭。