throne

英[θrəʊn] 美[θron]

反义词

复数: thrones;

throne 王位，王座

来自希腊语 thronos,座位，王座，来自 PIE*dher,固定，稳固，词源同 firm,tree,endure.比喻用法。

throne (n.): c. 1200, trone, "the seat of God or a saint in heaven;" c. 1300 as "seat occupied by a sovereign," from Old French trone (12c., Modern French trône), from Latin thronus, from Greek thronos "elevated seat, chair, throne," from PIE root *dher- (2) "to hold firmly, support" (cognates: Latin firmus "firm, steadfast, strong, stable," Sanskrit dharma "statute, law;" see firm (adj.)). From late 14c. as a symbol of royal power. Colloquial meaning "toilet" is recorded from 1922. The classical -h- begins to appear in English from late 14c.

1. Edward VIII had done the unthinkable and abdicated the throne.: 爱德华八世竟主动逊位，真是匪夷所思。

2. This boy's father had been executed for conspiring against the throne.: 这个男孩的父亲因为密谋反对君主而被处死。