
crowns
词源
源自中古英语 'coroune',来自古法语 'corone',最终源自拉丁语 'corona',意为花环或王冠。
noun
❶ 指国王或王后戴的象征权力的头饰,通常由贵重金属和宝石制成,代表统治者的权威和地位。
“The queen wore a golden crown encrusted with diamonds.”
(女王戴着一顶镶满钻石的金色王冠。)
“The crown was placed on the new king's head during the coronation.”
(在加冕典礼上,王冠被戴在新国王的头上。)
❶ 指牙齿的顶部或修复牙齿时使用的牙冠,用于保护或修复受损的牙齿。
“The dentist recommended a crown for her cracked tooth.”
(牙医建议为她裂开的牙齿安装牙冠。)
“He got a porcelain crown to match the color of his natural teeth.”
(他装了一个瓷冠,以匹配他天然牙齿的颜色。)
verb
❶ 为某人加冕,正式授予其王位或荣誉,象征权力的转移或认可。
“The archbishop crowned the new monarch in a grand ceremony.”
(大主教在盛大的仪式上为新君主加冕。)
“She was crowned queen after her father's abdication.”
(在她父亲退位后,她被加冕为女王。)
❶ 位于某物的顶部或最高点,象征完成或达到顶峰。
“A golden statue crowns the top of the monument.”
(一座金色雕像矗立在纪念碑的顶端。)
“Snow crowns the mountain peaks all year round.”
(山顶终年积雪。)
常见短语
to crown it all — 用于强调一系列事件中最糟糕或最好的事情,通常带有讽刺或夸张的语气。
“We missed the train, lost our luggage, and to crown it all, it started pouring rain.”
(我们错过了火车,丢了行李,最糟糕的是,天开始下大雨了。)