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empire
- IPA[ˈɛmpʌɪə]
英式
- an extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch, an oligarchy, or a sovereign state;supreme political power over several countries when exercised by a single authority
- denoting a style of furniture, decoration, or dress fashionable chiefly during the First Empire in France. The decorative style was neoclassical but marked by an interest in Egyptian and other ancient motifs.;denoting produce from the Commonwealth.
noun: empire, plural noun: empires
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. an extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch, an oligarchy, or a sovereign state the Roman Empire 同義詞
- ▪ supreme political power over several countries when exercised by a single authority he encouraged the Greeks in their dream of empire in Asia Minor
- ▪ archaic absolute control over a person or group.
- 2. a large commercial organization owned or controlled by one person or group her business empire grew 同義詞
- ▪ an extensive sphere of activity controlled by one person or group each ministry, each department had its own empire, its own agenda and worked to protect its turf
形容詞
- 1. denoting a style of furniture, decoration, or dress fashionable chiefly during the First Empire in France. The decorative style was neoclassical but marked by an interest in Egyptian and other ancient motifs.
- 2. British dated denoting produce from the Commonwealth.