kingdom
UK/'kɪŋdəm/US/'kiŋdәm/
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Definitions
n.
A country or state ruled by a king or queen.
王国。
n.
(Biology) one of the highest categories into which living things are classified.
（生物分类）界。
n.
An area or sphere in which one thing is dominant.
领域，王国（某物占主导的范围）。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedkingroot
+
-domhouse, master, rule, tame
=kingdom
king + -dom (realm, state). Here -dom is the Germanic suffix for "realm or condition," so kingdom is "the realm of a king." Biology borrowed the word for the broadest "realm" of living things (animal kingdom). The -dom shares an ancient root with Latin domus but came into English the Germanic way.
Common Collocations
- 1.animal kingdom动物界
- 2.plant kingdom植物界
- 3.the United Kingdom联合王国
- 4.rule a kingdom统治王国
Example Sentences
- 1.
The kingdom prospered under the young queen.
- 2.
Whales belong to the animal kingdom.
- 3.
He ruled his little business kingdom with an iron hand.