CatherineⅡ
/ˈkæθərɪn/- (1729-96) , empress of Russia, reigned 1762-96; known as Catherine the Great. She became empress after her husband, Peter Ⅲ, was deposed; her attempted social and political reforms were impeded by the aristocracy. She formed alliances with Prussia and Austria, and made territorial advances at the expense of the Turks and Tartars.叶卡捷琳娜二世（1729-1796, 俄国女皇[1762-1796], 通称“叶卡捷琳娜大帝”, 在其夫彼得三世被废黜后, 成为女皇, 曾试图推行社会和政治改革, 但遭到贵族阶层的阻挠; 与普鲁士和奥地利结盟, 以侵占土耳其人和鞑靼人的领土, 扩张版图）。