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

• In the first act, bankers took advantage of deregulation to run wild ( and pay themselves princely sums), inflating huge bubbles through reckless lending.
  第一步，银行家利用制度的不规范胡作非为，通过不计后果的提供借款吹大泡泡。
• 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。
• Taking Confusions seriously, and attempting to put into his own conduct the qualities of the Princely Man, Tseng was never willing through danger of loss of "face" to swerve from the line of duty.
  作为儒家学说的认真实践者，曾国藩试图使自己的行为符合满清权贵的要求，他绝不会因为怕丢了面子而使自己偏离为国尽忠的轨迹。
• Not a hair of his head is injured, and his princely garments, though drenched in the sea-waves, look fresher than before.
  他连一根头发都没有伤着。他那身王子的衣服虽然给海浪浸湿了，看上去倒比以前更华丽了。
• He offered us a princely sum for it.
  他慷慨出资要将它买下。
• Governments have invested a princely sum of money into this.
  政府对这投入的大量的金钱。
• 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。
• They thought, A princely figure!
  人们心想，多么高贵的人！
• What can I give thee back, O liberal; And Princely giver, whO hast brOught the gOld.
  你那样慷慨豪爽的施主呀，你把；你心坎里金碧辉煌的宝藏、。
• Thirty thousand a year was all right, but dyspepsia and inability to be humanly happy robbed such princely income of all its value.
  三万元一年固然好，但是因此得了消化不良，连像人一样快活一下也不会，这样的巨大收入全无价值可言。