• n. 王國(guó)；界；領(lǐng)域
• n. (Kingdom)人名；(英)金德姆

縮寫(xiě)自古英語(yǔ)cyningdom,王國(guó)，對(duì)應(yīng)于king,君王，-dom,抽象名詞后綴，來(lái)自PIE*dhe,放置，建立，詞源同do.

kingdom (n.)

Old English cyningdom; see king + -dom. Cognate with Old Saxon kuningdom, Middle Dutch koninghdom, Old Norse konungdomr. The usual Old English word was cynedom; Middle English also had kingrick (for second element, see Reichstag). Meaning "one of the realms of nature" is from 1690s. Kingdom-come "the next world" (1785) is from the Lord's Prayer.

1. It was infamous as a kingdom of brigands, scoundrels, and slave-traders.

該地區(qū)因土匪、無(wú)賴(lài)和奴隸販子猖獗而聲名狼藉。

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2. This television program provoked a spirited debate in the United Kingdom.

這個(gè)電視節(jié)目在英國(guó)引起了激烈的辯論。

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3. Roger Kingdom set the world record of 12.92 seconds.

羅杰·金德姆創(chuàng)造了12.92秒的世界紀(jì)錄。

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4. The Kingdom of Italy formally came into being on 17 March 1861.

意大利王國(guó)于1861年3月17日正式成立。

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5. He divided their kingdom into thirds.

他把他們的王國(guó)分成了三個(gè)部分。

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