1. 王國 A kingdom is a country or region that is ruled by a king or queen.
e.g. The kingdom's power declined. 王國的勢力衰弱了。 e.g. ...the United Kingdom. 聯(lián)合王國
2. 管轄范圍;領(lǐng)域 A kingdom is a place or area that is thought to be under the control of a person or organization.
e.g. It was infamous as a kingdom of brigands, scoundrels, and slave-traders. 該地區因土匪、無(wú)賴(lài)和奴隸販子猖獗而聲名狼藉。
3. (動(dòng)物或植物)界 All the animals, birds, and insects in the world can be referred to together as the animal kingdom. All the plants can be referred to as the plant kingdom.
kingdom英英釋義
noun
1. a basic group of natural objects
2. the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia
3. a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state
4. the domain ruled by a king or queen
Synonym: realm
5. a country with a king as head of state
6. a domain in which something is dominant
e.g. the untroubled kingdom of reason a land of make-believe the rise of the realm of cotton in the south