pharaoh

IPA/ˈfeərəʊ/
KK[fˈɛro]IPA/ˈferəʊ/

pharaoh — 名詞

  • pharaohsingular
  • pharaohsplural

1. the title used for a male ruler in ancient Egypt, and also the man who held that

1.名詞C1
釋義

法老；法老王

古埃及統治者的稱號或其本人

the title used for a male ruler in ancient Egypt, and also the man who held that power.

例句

In class, Mr. Lin showed us a gold mask of a young pharaoh.

Lin 老師在課堂上給我們看一張年輕法老的金面具。

countable noun after article

The villagers brought grain and flowers to the pharaoh's river palace.

村民把穀物和花送到法老的河邊宮殿。

possessive form: pharaoh's + noun

常見搭配
  • young pharaoh
  • powerful pharaoh
  • pharaoh's tomb
  • pharaoh's palace
  • obey the pharaoh
  • bury a pharaoh
同義詞
  • king

    the closest general word, but it does not specifically point to ancient Egypt

  • ruler

    broader and more neutral; it can describe any person in control of a state

  • monarch

    more formal and system-focused, referring to hereditary rule

  • sovereign

    formal and often used in history or law for a supreme ruler

文法句型

the pharaoh

pharaoh's + noun

Pharaoh + name

用法筆記

Often written with a capital letter when it stands before a name, as in 'Pharaoh Ramses'. In ordinary reference, it usually takes 'the', and history writing often uses it for the office as well as the person.

常見錯誤

He studied about pharaoh in school.
He studied a pharaoh in school.
use an article before the countable noun when you mean one ruler.
Pharaoh of Ramses built many temples.
Pharaoh Ramses built many temples.
the title goes directly before the ruler's name.

同根字

  • pharaonic
    形容詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • pharaoh's tomb
  • pharaoh's palace
  • pharaoh's army
  • young pharaoh

常用片語

  • the pharaoh
  • serve the pharaoh
  • Pharaoh + name
  • rule under a pharaoh

介系詞搭配