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imperial/imˈpiəriəl/ adj. & n.●adj. 1 of or characteristic of an empire or comparable sovereign state 帝国的；帝王的 2a of or characteristic of an emperor 皇帝的；有皇帝地位的 b supreme in authority 最高权力的 c majestic, august 尊严的，威严的 d magnificent 宏大的 3 (of non-metric weights and measures) used or formerly used by statute in the UK (英制度量衡)英制的 imperial gallon 英制加仑 ●n. 1 a former size of paper, 762 × 559 mm (30 × 22 inches) 帝王开本；(以前的)纸张尺寸 (30 × 22 英寸) 2 a small pointed beard growing below the lower lip (associated with Napoleon III of France) 帝须(留在下唇下面的小绺胡须，因法国拿破仑三世蓄此须而得名) □ imperially adv.[Middle English via Old French from Latin imperialis, from imperium ‘command, authority’] |