dynasty

IPA/ˈdɪnəsti/
KK[dˈaɪnəsti]IPA/ˈdaɪnəsti/

dynasty — 名詞

  • dynastysingular
  • dynastiesplural

1. a line of kings, queens, or other powerful leaders who all come from one family,

1.名詞C1
釋義

王朝；朝代

同一家族世襲統治的時期或統治者

a line of kings, queens, or other powerful leaders who all come from one family, or the long stretch of time in which that family holds power over a country.

例句

The Tang dynasty ruled China for almost three hundred years.

唐朝統治中國將近三百年。

the [name] dynasty as subject of a historical statement

Many famous poems were written during the Heian dynasty in Japan.

許多著名的詩作寫於日本的平安朝代。

during the [name] dynasty for time-frame context

常見搭配
  • the Tang/Ming/Qing dynasty
  • found a dynasty
  • the fall of a dynasty
  • the last dynasty
同義詞
  • house

    older or formal; the House of Tudor, the House of Windsor

  • line

    more general; emphasizes succession rather than the period of rule

  • monarchy

    the system of rule by a king or queen, not the family itself

文法句型

the [name] dynasty

during the [name] dynasty

用法筆記

Often used with a proper-name modifier naming the family (the Tudor dynasty, the Qing dynasty). Frequently appears as the subject of verbs about rising, ruling, falling, or ending.

常見錯誤

My family is a dynasty of farmers.
My family has farmed this land for generations.
'dynasty' implies political or royal power, not just family continuity.
The Roberts dynasty owns three restaurants.
The Roberts family owns three restaurants.
use 'dynasty' for rulers of a country, not for business families in everyday speech.

同根字

  • dynastic
    形容詞C2
  • dynastically
    副詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • dynasty founder
  • dynasty rule
  • the end of a dynasty

常用片語

  • found a dynasty
  • the fall of a dynasty
  • establish a dynasty

介系詞搭配

  • under (the) dynasty
  • during the dynasty
  • of a dynasty