princely 英 ['prɪnslɪ] 　 美 ['prɪnsli]

princely

princely　 英 ['prɪnslɪ] 美 ['prɪnsli]

adj. 王子的，高贵的；慷慨的；豪华的　

比较级:princelier　 最高级:princeliest　

Another year closes in. Still, there is the reassuring uplift of fairy tales like Hans Christian Andersen's duckling turned swan, with its metamorphosis from plain to princely.　幸好，还有安徒生虚构的丑小鸭变成白天鹅的童话来作为精神鼓励，平凡与高贵原来只有一线之隔。

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  • adj. 王子的，高贵的；慷慨的；豪华的

  • 1. Another year closes in. Still, there is the reassuring uplift of fairy tales like Hans Christian Andersen's duckling turned swan, with its metamorphosis from plain to princely.

    幸好，还有安徒生虚构的丑小鸭变成白天鹅的童话来作为精神鼓励，平凡与高贵原来只有一线之隔。

  • princely (adj.) c. 1500, "of a prince," from prince + -ly (2). Meaning "sumptuous, magnificent" is from 1530s.
prince·ly / ˈprɪnsli ; NAmE ˈprɪnsli / adjective [usually before noun ] 1 ( usually ironic) if you say that an amount of money is princely,you are usually saying the opposite and that it is not very large 巨额的；庞大的 ◆ I bought a bike for the princely sum of£20! 我花 20 英镑巨款买了一辆自行车！ 2 ( old-fashioned, formal) very grand; generous 雄伟的；堂皇的；慷慨的 ◆ princely buildings 宏伟的建筑 ◆ a princely gift 一份丰厚的礼物 3 connected with a prince; like a prince 王子王孙的；王公贵族的；似王子的 prince·ly / ˈprɪnsli ; NAmE ˈprɪnsli /
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