empire
empire — 名詞
- empiresingular
- empiresplural
1. a large set of countries and regions united under the authority of a single powe
帝國
由一個中央政權統治的多國領土
a large set of countries and regions united under the authority of a single powerful state, monarch, or ruling government, usually gained by military force or settlement
The Roman Empire once stretched from Britain to the Middle East.
羅馬帝國曾經從不列顛延伸至中東地區。
proper name: the Roman Empire
By the early 1900s, the British Empire covered almost a quarter of the world's land.
到二十世紀初，大英帝國幾乎涵蓋了全世界四分之一的面積。
historical reference: British Empire + time period
Many former colonies still use the language of the empire that ruled them.
許多前殖民地至今仍使用曾經統治它們的帝國的語言。
The Ottoman Empire controlled much of southeastern Europe for over five hundred years.
鄂圖曼帝國統治了東南歐大部分地區長達五百多年。
Tariq's history project explored how empires rise and eventually fall.
Tariq 的歷史報告探討了帝國如何崛起與最終衰落。
pattern: empire rise / empire fall
- vast empire
- ancient empire
- colonial empire
- empire collapse
- empire building
- colony
a territory controlled by an empire rather than controlling one
文法句型
the + [name] + Empire
[possessive] + empire
用法筆記
Frequently capitalised when referring to a specific historical empire (the Roman Empire, the British Empire). The name typically precedes the word: the Inca Empire, not the Empire of Inca.
常見錯誤
2. a huge group of businesses and commercial activities under the ownership or mana
企業帝國
由個人或集團控制的大型商業組織
a huge group of businesses and commercial activities under the ownership or management of a single individual, family, or company
Elena built a fashion empire from a single small shop in London.
Elena 從倫敦一家小店起家，建立起一個時尚帝國。
pattern: [named person] builds + [sector] + empire from [humble start]
The billionaire's business empire includes hotels, airlines, and newspapers.
這位億萬富翁的商業帝國涵蓋酒店、航空公司和報業。
Chidi turned his small software company into a global tech empire.
Chidi 把他小小的軟體公司變成了一個全球科技帝國。
The family media empire was sold to a foreign corporation last year.
這個家族媒體帝國去年被一家外國企業收購了。
collocation: media empire / family empire
Hao inherited a financial empire but decided to sell most of its assets.
Hao 繼承了一個金融帝國，但決定出售大部分資產。
- business empire
- media empire
- financial empire
- tech empire
- build an empire
- conglomerate
more technical, refers to a corporation made of many different businesses
- enterprise
broader term; less connotation of size or dominance
文法句型
[possessive] + [adjective] + empire
business empire
media empire
用法筆記
Commonly appears with an industry label: a media empire, a retail empire, a tech empire. The sense is metaphorical — the business does not control countries but dominates its market like an empire dominates territories.
常見錯誤
empire — 形容詞
- empirepositive
- more empirecomparative
- most empiresuperlative
1. relating to a decorative style of furniture, clothing, and architecture that was
帝政風格
19世紀初法國流行的裝飾風格
relating to a decorative style of furniture, clothing, and architecture that was fashionable in France during the early 1800s, drawing inspiration from ancient Greek and Roman forms
The dining room was furnished with elegant Empire chairs and a matching table.
餐廳內擺設了優雅的帝政風格椅子和一張搭配的桌子。
collocation: Empire chair / Empire table
Mei wore an Empire dress with a high waistline and long flowing skirt.
Mei 穿著一件帝政風格洋裝，有著高腰線和長長的裙擺。
named subject: Mei wears Empire dress + description
The museum's new wing displays a collection of original Empire furniture from 1810.
博物館的新展廳展示了一批1810年原創的帝政風格家具。
Valentina found a pair of Empire-style armchairs at an antique shop in Lyon.
Valentina 在里昂一家古董店找到了一對帝政風格的扶手椅。
compound: Empire-style
- Empire furniture
- Empire dress
- Empire style
- Empire waist
- Empire table
文法句型
Empire + [furniture/dress/table/chair]
用法筆記
Always capitalised (Empire). Often hyphenated in compound modifiers: Empire-style furniture. The term refers specifically to the Napoleonic Empire period (1804–1815) and the style that continued afterward.
常見錯誤
同根字
- emperor名詞B1
- empress名詞B2
- imperial形容詞B2
- imperialism名詞C1
- imperialist名詞C1
- imperialist形容詞C1