英汉词典

empire 基本解释

• n. 帝国；帝王统治，君权
• n. (Empire)人名；(法)昂皮尔

empire 词态变化

empire 中文词源

词源同emperor, 皇帝。

empire 英文词源

empire

empire: [13] Empire and its close relatives emperor [13], imperial [14], imperious [16], and imperative [16] all come ultimately from the Latin verb imperāre ‘command’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix in- ‘in relation to’ and parāre ‘make ready’ (source of English prepare), and hence originally meant ‘make preparations for’ before shifting metaphorically to ‘issue commands for’.

Of its derivatives, imperātor (source of English emperor) was used originally for ‘commander of an army’, and only secondarily for the ruler of the Roman empire, while the primary sense of imperium (source of English empire) was ‘a command’, and hence ‘authority’.
=> imperative, imperial, prepare

empire (n.)

early 14c., from Old French empire "rule, authority, kingdom, imperial rule" (11c.), from Latin imperium "a rule, a command; authority, control, power; supreme power, sole dominion; military authority; a dominion, realm," from imperare "to command," from assimilated form of in- "in" (see in- (2)) + parare "to order, prepare" (see pare).

[P]roperly an empire is an aggregate of conquered, colonized, or confederated states, each with its own government subordinate or tributary to that of the empire as a whole. [Century Dictionary]

Not etymologically restricted to "territory ruled by an emperor," but used that way. The Empire, meaning "the British Empire," first recorded 1772 (it officially devolved into "The Commonwealth" in 1931); before that it meant the Holy Roman Empire (1670s). Empire as the name of a style (especially in reference to a style of dresses with high waistlines) is by 1869, in reference to the affected classicism prevailing in France during the reign of Napoleon I (1804-15). Second Empire is in reference to the rule of Napoleon III of France (1852-70). New York has been called the Empire State since 1834.

empire 英文释义

1. the domain ruled by an emperor or empress

2. a group of countries under a single authority;

"the British empire"

3. a monarchy with an emperor as head of state

4. a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization

empire 双语例句

1. The Roman Empire was divided in the fourth century AD.

罗马帝国于公元4世纪分裂。

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2. He now controls the largest retail development empire in southern California.

他现在掌管着加州南部最大的零售发展企业。

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3. The empire had for years been falling into decadence.

这个帝国走向腐朽堕落已经经年。

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4. The subject peoples of her empire were anxious for their own independence.

她的帝国中被迫向她臣服的民族迫切渴望自身的独立。

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5. The empire could not cohere as a legitimate whole.

这个帝国无法凝聚成一个合法的整体。

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empire 实用场景例句

the Roman empire

罗马帝国

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a business empire

大型企业集团

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...the Roman Empire.

罗马帝国

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...the big Mondadori publishing empire.

庞大的蒙达多利出版帝国

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What made the Roman Empire decay?

罗马帝国为何衰亡?

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The ancient Romans extended their empire into Asia.

古罗马人把罗马帝国扩张到亚洲境内.

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Her efforts were justly rewarded with a British Empire Medal.

不列颠帝国勋章是对她的努力的公正奖赏.

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That country had absorbed the small states into her empire.

那个国家曾将几个小国合并到她的帝国中去.

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The Thirty Year's War nearly caused the breakup of the empire.

30年的战争几乎导致帝国的解体.

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When did the empire begin to wane?

那个帝国何时开始衰落的?

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The mighty empire finally crumbled.

这个强大的帝国最终瓦解了.

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When did the Roman Empire come into being?

罗马帝国是什么时候形成的?

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The 5 th century saw the end of the Roman Empire in the West.

古罗马帝国灭亡于五世纪.

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What caused the Roman Empire to decay?

是什么促使罗马帝国衰落的?

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The British Empire flourished in the 19 th century.

英帝国在19世纪曾昌盛一时.

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This defeat led to the disintegration of the empire.

这次战败导致了帝国的瓦解.

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The Japanese empire was quickly dismantled.

日本帝国很快被打垮了.

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The Empire State Building is a familiar landmark on the New York skyline.

帝国大厦是人们熟悉的纽约高楼大厦中的地标。

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His widow has taken over the running of his empire, including six London theatres.

他的遗孀已接手管理他创下的帝国，其中包括6家伦敦剧院。

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The Roman Empire was divided in the fourth century AD.

罗马帝国于公元4世纪分裂。

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The Roman Empire was overrun by Nordic barbarians.

罗马帝国被日耳曼的野蛮人推翻了。

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He now controls the largest retail development empire in southern California.

他现在掌管着加州南部最大的零售发展企业。

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Our lives have straddled a period of greater change than perhaps any since the end of the Roman Empire.

我们生活的这个时期所经历的变革可能是罗马帝国灭亡以来最巨大的。

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Many investors must be hoping that he will be dethroned, his publishing empire dismembered.

众多投资者此时一定希望他能被撵下台，他的出版帝国四分五裂。

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The new Turkish republic he helped to build emerged from the ruins of a great empire.

他帮助建立起的新土耳其共和国是从一个伟大帝国的废墟上发展起来的。

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The empire had for years been falling into decadence.

这个帝国走向腐朽堕落已经经年。

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The dead tycoon's sons will remain in their plush offices overseeing the death throes of the family empire.

这位已故大亨的儿子们将坐在豪华的办公室里，目睹这个家族帝国崩溃前的痛苦挣扎。

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The subject peoples of her empire were anxious for their own independence.

她的帝国中被迫向她臣服的民族迫切渴望自身的独立。

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You have built up a huge property empire by buying from wretched people who had to sell or starve.

你靠从那些不卖房就得挨饿的可怜人手里买下房子后建立起了庞大的房产帝国。

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