词汇 | princely |
释义 | princely adjective humorousuk /ˈprɪns.li/ us /ˈprɪns.li/ the princely sum of used to refer to a surprisingly small amount of money: (钱)可观的(反语,指钱少得出奇) She acquired the painting at a jumble sale for the princely sum of 25p.她在旧货拍卖会上以25便士的巨款拍得此画。 Small amounts of money a drop in the oceanidiom bagatelle bobbin chickenfeed chump change drop microcredit miserly mountain biking not a red centidiom paltry peanut pennyworth pittance pocket money red shrapnel sou trifling princely | American Dictionaryprincely adjective[ not gradable ] us/ˈprɪns·li/ (esp. of money) very large in amount: Advertisers pay a princely sum for prime-time commercials. Examples of princelyprincely Nevertheless, the extent of this princely patriotism varied. Within the princely camp, this period was something of a dynastic watershed. They required a solution to the problem of how to minimize the risks of overexposure to princely rule without sacrificing its benefits. Their seigneurial competence was buttressed by the sanction of delegated princely jurisdiction. It became the duty of the princely state to decree the common rules, and this necessity was particularly pressing in the case of public hygiene. But the multiplication of theatres and seasons made it easier to move about, even for singers who belonged to a princely establishment. Yet, these qualities explain why they have survived the demise of the princely order. It was the resources and the proper functioning of the princely state that were gradually coming more and more to the fore. The data also hint at an independent northern theatrical tradition, based in the princely courts. In fact, it merely refined the older tradition of princely naturalization. European culture is not just the legacy of urban society, nor is it the creation of the princely court. Each man had signed a contract to work in any position for five years for the princely sum of twenty-six shillings per year. Their welfare and power were so bound up with the political and financial wellbeing of the princely state, that they actually became its hostages. With many princely candidates and unclear rules of succession, every royal death became a political crisis, and often a violent one. By its politics of water, the princely power often served as a brake on the ambitions of the oligarchy to which it owed its power. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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