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imperial

/im-peer-ee-uhl/US // ɪmˈpɪər i əl //UK // (ɪmˈpɪərɪəl) //

御用,英皇,帝国的,帝国

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, like, or pertaining to an empire.
    • : of, like, or pertaining to an emperor or empress.
    • : characterizing the rule or authority of a sovereign state over its dependencies.
    • : of the nature or rank of an emperor or supreme ruler.
    • : of a commanding quality, manner, aspect, etc.
    • : domineering; imperious.
    • : befitting an emperor or empress; regal; majestic; grand.
    • : of special or superior size or quality, as various products and commodities.
    • : conforming to the standards legally established in Great Britain.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a size of printing or drawing paper, 22 × 30 inches in England, 23 × 33 inches in the United States.
    • : imperial octavo, a size of book, about 8¼ × 11½ inches, untrimmed, in the United States, and 7½ × 11 inches, untrimmed, in England. Abbreviation: imperial 8vo
    • : imperial quarto, Chiefly British. a size of book, about 11 × 15 inches, untrimmed. Abbreviation: imperial 4to
    • : the top of a carriage, especially of a diligence.
    • : a case for luggage carried there.
    • : a member of an imperial party or of imperial troops.
    • : an emperor or empress.
    • : any of various articles of special size or quality.
    • : an oversized bottle used especially for storing Bordeaux wine, equivalent to 8 regular bottles or 6 liters.

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Examples

  • That ultimately made British industry less competitive, Chambers says, as UK companies were sheltered behind imperial tariffs instead of going head-to-head with the likes of France, Germany, and Italy.

  • Sinofuturism is also a way to consider what exactly is this imperial force that China’s becoming, and to provoke questions around that.

  • Its rich history revolves around its role as a bustling imperial port city.

  • We focus rather on British colonial rule through imperial companies.

  • The live-action remake of the 1998 animated film, Mulan stars Liu Yifei as a young woman in imperial China who disguises herself as a man so she can take her aging father’s place in the emperor’s army.

  • Today, the Imperial family can be found dining at Honke Owariya upon their return from Tokyo.

  • Pan Am was once an imperial power in its own right, girdling the globe.

  • Whether the country or the courts buy into his imperial tantrum remains to be seen.

  • Japan had something called the Imperial Rule Assistance Association.

  • And far from being secondary partners, Scots featured disproportionately in overseas imperial exploitation.

  • Ripperda accompanied this unexpected refusal, with a laboured epistle to his imperial friend.

  • The hour was beyond the time in which he ought to have been in the imperial boudoir, to await the hand of his intended bride.

  • Vienna capitulated to the French, and Napoleon established his head quarters in the imperial palace of Schoenbrunn.

  • The Imperial Parliament will never concede that right, nor will any Legislature similarly constituted.

  • This chapel is situated near the Imperial Palace, to which it is connected by means of a covered gallery.