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- having the status of a king or queen or a member of their family国王的; 女王的; 王室的; 王族的：
contributors included members of the royal family.
捐献者中有王室成员。
1.1
- belonging to or carried out or exercised by a king or queen（属于）国王的; （属于）女王的：
the royal palace
王宫
the coalition obtained royal approval for the appointment.
联合政府内阁成员的任命得到了国王的批准。
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- attrib. in the service or under the patronage of a king or queen服侍国王（或女王）的, 为王室服务的; 得到国王（或女王）恩赐的：
a royal maid.
一个王室侍女。
1.3
- attrib. of a quality or size suitable for a king or queen; splendid适于国王（或女王）的; 盛大的; 高贵的; 豪华的; 庄严的; 极好的; 极大的：
a royal fortune.
一大笔财富。
1.4
- attrib. Brit. informal real; utter (used for emphasis)〈英, 非正式〉［用于加重语气］真正的; 完全的：
she's a right royal pain in the behind.
她屁股真的很痛。
1
- informal a member of the royal family〈非正式〉王室成员。
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- short for ROYAL SAIL or ROYAL MAST.ROYAL SAIL或ROYAL MAST的简称。
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- short for ROYAL STAG.ROYAL STAG的简称。
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- （全称metric royal）[mass noun] a paper size, 636 × 480 mm.王裁（一种纸张尺寸规格, 636 × 480 mm）。
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- （全称royal octavo）a book size, 234 × 156 mm.八开本, 八开纸(234 × 156 mm)。
4.2
- （全称royal quarto）a book size, 312 × 237 mm.四开本(312 × 237 mm)。
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- Bell-ringing a system of change-ringing using ten bells【鸣钟术】敲奉十口钟的变换响。
短语
royal road to
- a way of attaining or reaching something without trouble捷径, 快捷方式：
there is no royal road to teaching.
教无捷径。
派生词
royally
adverb词源
late Middle English: from Old French roial, from Latin regalis 'regal'.