喜樂美語
  1. 1nB2/duːk/ · /djuːk/公爵

    A man who has one of the highest social ranks in some countries, just below a king, queen, or prince.

    示範例句 · Example

    The Duke of York arrived at the castle in a long black car.

    逐字約克公爵搭著一輛長長的黑色轎車抵達城堡。

    「duke」是歐洲貴族裡地位很高的男性頭銜，排在國王、王后、王子之下，可以想成「王室以外最高的貴族」。女性的對應是 duchess（女公爵或公爵夫人）。正式稱呼常寫成 the Duke of + 地名，例如 the Duke of York。

    常見搭配

    • the Duke of (somewhere)

      某地的公爵（頭銜）

      the title of a particular duke, named after a place

      The Duke of Edinburgh once visited our town.

    • a royal duke

      王室成員的公爵

      a duke who is a member of the royal family

      The prince was made a royal duke on his wedding day.

    意思相近

    noblemanlordpeer

core核心畫面

One way to picture duke: near the very top of the old ladder of noble ranks — a step below the royal family itself, and above every other title. In Britain a duke holds a named piece of land (the Duke of Cambridge), so the title usually comes attached to a place.

可以想成 duke 站在舊時貴族階梯的最上面幾階：只低於王室本身，卻高過其他所有爵位。在英國，公爵的頭銜通常掛著一塊土地的名字（the Duke of Cambridge），所以你看到它時後面多半跟著一個地名。

同家族的字

複數 dukes

意思相近

noblemanlordpeer

原始詞典資料17 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Dukenoun/duːk/

  • 1

    The title of a duke.

    • Percy’s military career began in France under Dukes Henry and John of Lancaster; […]

Dukename/duːk/

  • 1

    A male given name from English; mostly US and rather rare.

  • 2

    A surname originating as an occupation for service in the household of a duke, or from a nickname.

  • 3

    informalA male nickname.

  • 4

    informalA male nickname.

    • "Whoa there, pardner," Kiril said in his best Duke impression, and grabbed hold of the armrest to keep from rolling into Fyodor's lap.
  • 5

    A place name:

  • 6

    A place name:

dukenoun/dʒuːk/

  • 1

    The male ruler of a duchy (female equivalent: duchess).

  • 2

    The sovereign of a small state.

  • 3

    A high title of nobility; the male holder of a dukedom.

  • 4

    A grand duke.

  • 5

    Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genera Bassarona and Dophla.

  • 6

    slangA fist.

    • Put up your dukes!
    • “Your friend sure knows how to use his dukes. Biff, bang! One, two, and the copʼs on his ass!”

dukeverb/dʒuːk/

  • 1

    informalTo hit or beat with the fists.

    • It seems that PI Rainer was duked by his wife […].
  • 2

    slangTo give cash to; to give a tip to.

    • I duked him twenty dollars.
  • 3

    To perform the duties of, or rule over as, a duke.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

  • Duke University

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