kingdom的意思|kingdom的解释-里氏词典

kingdom ['kiŋdәm]

n. 王国, 领域

[医] 界(动物,植物,矿物)

kingdom

[ noun ]

a domain in which something is dominant

<noun.state>

the untroubled kingdom of reason

a land of make-believe

the rise of the realm of cotton in the south

a country with a king as head of state

<noun.location>

the domain ruled by a king or queen

<noun.location>

a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state

<noun.group>

the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia

<noun.group>

a basic group of natural objects

<noun.group>

Kingdom \King"dom\, n. [AS. cyningd[=o]m. See 2d {King}, and
{-dom}.]
1. The rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal
authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy.

Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. --Ps. cxiv.
13.

When Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his
father, he strengthened himself. --2 Chron.
xxi. 4.

2. The territory or country subject to a king or queen; the
dominion of a monarch; the sphere in which one is king or
has control.

Unto the kingdom of perpetual night. --Shak.

You're welcome,
Most learned reverend sir, into our kingdom. --Shak.

3. An extensive scientific division distinguished by leading
or ruling characteristics; a principal division; a
department; as, the mineral kingdom. In modern biology,
the division of life into five kingdoms is widely used for
classification. ``The animal and vegetable kingdoms.''
--Locke.
[1913 Webster +PJC]

{Animal kingdom}. See under {Animal}.

{Kingdom of God}.
(a) The universe.
(b) That spiritual realm of which God is the acknowledged
sovereign.
(c) The authority or dominion of God.

{Mineral kingdom}. See under {Mineral}.

{United Kingdom}. See under {United}.

{Vegetable kingdom}. See under {Vegetable}.

Syn: Realm; empire; dominion; monarchy; sovereignty; domain.

At the same time, New Delhi has been making less than subtle threats to Nepal over the latter's plans to let China build more roads into the Himalayan kingdom.
Declaring the country "a kingdom of lies," a leading Roman Catholic clergyman Sunday accused the military of hindering an inquiry into the massacre of six Jesuit priests.
A survey I have conducted shows that this view is not remarkably widespread - largely, perhaps, because Belgium is a kingdom. Nevertheless, the arrest of Pineau-Valencienne does lead to consideration of another astounding coincidence.
The duchy was part of the kingdom of Sardinia for a time but was incorporated into France in 1860. We sailed from the Grand Port at Aix-les-Bains, where an elegant arch of plane trees on the waterfront esplanade gave shelter from the sun.
The kingdom's production has dipped below four million barrels a day this month, nonetheless, and Saudi Arabia had been expected to broaden efforts to hold sales.
But the Queen is probably the best-informed person in the kingdom and is certainly the longest high-ranking public servant, having now spent 40 years in the highest office.
They have debunked the old African liberation gospel: "Seek ye first the political kingdom."
The sports equipment and food were provided by American employees of Saudi ARAMCO, the kingdom's largest oil company.
At another stop at a military base in Saudi Arabia, Cheney refused to say how many U.S. troops have been rushed to the kingdom, but he said they should be able to repulse an attack ordered by Saddam.
Saudi officials, for instance, continue to insist the kingdom won't any longer be OPEC's "swing" producer, meaning that they won't reduce output to make up for excess production by other members.
The new state of 'Mercia', with Birmingham as its capital, would take its name from an early medieval kingdom.
Macedonia, an ancient kingdom in southeastern Europe in the Balkan Peninsula, is now a region divided among Greece, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia.
A man ranked the wealthiest in the world runs this tiny oil-rich Moslem kingdom, and diplomats report little dissent from people unencumbered by income taxes, medical payments or tuition fees.
King Fahd said Monday Saudi Arabia would pursue plans to bolster its defenses, dismissing veiled Israeli threats to the kingdom after it bought intermediate-range missiles capable of hitting any Mideast capital.
The veiled women, most of them middle-aged and married, startled this desert kingdom Tuesday by taking the steering wheels in the first open protest by women here.
A pet pig named Chop Chop has become the animal kingdom's surfing champion, doing a porcine version of a "hang ten" as he rode through the waves with his owner and garnering a perfect score.
The Iraqi forces also moved within a few miles of the Saudi border, raising fears they would try to occupy the kingdom, which is the world's No. 1 oil producer.
'These faxes don't represent any increase in the kingdom for their point of view.'
The kingdom's other crudes are even more dense.
The kingdom lasted less than 150 years but shaped many aspects of contemporary Thailand, including the Theravadda Buddhist religion. Thai script, notions of kingship and relatively egalitarian social relations were also developed.
Not since 1846 when feuding members of the royal household battled had this peaceful kingdom in the mountains and valleys of the majestic Himalayas seen such bloodshed.
The latest Aramco developments follow other recent steps in a restructuring of the kingdom's oil industry designed to give the Saudis a more direct "hands-on" approach to running the business.
Many others with Jordanian license tags loaded cargo from seven ships docked at Aqaba, the kingdom's only Red Sea outlet, and headed for Amman.
Other officials, however, denied that Israel was considering an attack on the Arab kingdom.
Saudi sources ascertained that Mr. Yamani is under strict orders from King Fahd to refrain from any comments on the kingdom's oil policy if he wishes to retain his freedom of movement.
Over this kingdom rules Mary Kay Ash, whose age is a closely guarded secret, one she wouldn't even reveal to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
But analysts say the kingdom would like the cartel's nod to go over its newly set supply quota of 5.4 million barrels a day.
Angry and forceful, the president again condemned Iraq's aggression and said, "This will not stand." Bush dispatched Secretary Dick Cheney to Saudi Arabia to confer with leaders of the desert kingdom, administration sources said.
Hussein's decision is expected to force Jordan to forge a new identity for itself, one in which Hassan likely would play a role because of his leadership of the kingdom's economic and research institutions.
Six batteries of Patriot defense missiles, designed to protect Saudi Arabia from Iraqi missile attacks, started moving to the Saudi kingdom from bases in Europe, Pentagon officials said.

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