| 释义 |
empire/ˈempaiə/n. 1 an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, esp. an emperor or empress 帝国 2a supreme dominion 最高统治，最高统领 b (often foll. by 常后跟 over) archaic absolute control [古义]绝对控制权 3 a large commercial organization etc. owned or directed by one person or group 大企业，大集团 4 (作 the Empire) hist. [史义]a the British Empire 大英帝国 b the Holy Roman Empire 神圣罗马帝国 5 a type or period of government in which the sovereign is called emperor or empress 帝国时期，帝制时期 6 (作 Empire) (作 attrib.)a denoting a style of furniture or dress fashionable during the first (1804 － 14) or second (1852 － 70) French Empire (家具或衣服款式)法兰西第一帝国和第二帝国时期流行的 b Brit. denoting produce from the Commonwealth [英]英联邦国家生产的 [Middle English via Old French from Latin imperium, related to imperare: see EMPEROR] |