throne

英 [θr??n] 美[θron]

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復數:?thrones;

throne 王位，王座

來自希臘語 thronos,座位，王座，來自 PIE*dher,固定，穩(wěn)固，詞源同 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 tr?ne), 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.: 愛德華八世竟主動遜位，真是匪夷所思。

2. This boy's father had been executed for conspiring against the throne.: 這個男孩的父親因為密謀反對君主而被處死。