em·per·or
noun/ˈempərə(r)/
/ˈempərər/
Idioms - the ruler of an empire
皇帝 - the Roman emperors
古罗马皇帝 - the Emperor Napoleon
拿破仑皇帝
Extra ExamplesTopics Historyb2, People in societyb2- It was under the emperor Justinian that these advances were made.
这些进步是在查士丁尼皇帝的统治下取得的。 - during the reign of the last emperor
在末代皇帝的统治期间 - It is the tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, emperor of China.
这是中国皇帝秦始皇的陵墓。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- reigning
- future
- late
- …
- be
- become
- crown somebody
- …
- under an/the emperor
- emperor of
- the reign of an emperor
Word OriginMiddle English (especially representing the title given to the head of the Roman Empire): from Old French emperere, from Latin imperator ‘military commander’, from imperare ‘to command’, from in- ‘towards’ + parare ‘prepare, contrive’. - the Roman emperors
Idioms
the emperor's new clothes
(also the emperor has no clothes)
- used to describe a situation in which everybody suddenly realizes that they were wrong to believe that somebody/something was very good, important, etc.
皇帝的新装;原来皇帝没穿衣服;恍然大悟;如梦初醒 - Is this artist's white canvas a case of the emperor's new clothes or is it something beautiful, even moving?
这位艺术家的白色画布是皇帝的新装还是美丽的、甚至令人感动的东西? - Soon investors will realize that the emperor has no clothes and there will be a big sell-off in stocks.
投资者很快会了解事实真相,股票将被大肆抛售。
- Is this artist's white canvas a case of the emperor's new clothes or is it something beautiful, even moving?