• adj. 帝王的；王室的；豪華的；莊嚴的
• n. (Regal)人名；(英、西、捷)雷加爾

來自拉丁語 regalis,國王的，王室的，來自 rex,國王，來自 PIE*reg,拉直，管理，統治，詞源 同 regulate,right.

regal

regal: [14] Regal and royal are doublets: that is to say, they come from the same ultimate source, but have diverged over the centuries. This source was rēgālis, a derivative of Latin rēx ‘king’. This came from Indo-European *rēg-, which also produced the Sanskrit ancestor of English rajah, and was a lengthened version of *reg-, source of English rector, regiment, region, regular, reign, right, rule, etc. Regal was probably borrowed direct from Latin, whereas royal was routed via Old French. Also from rēx come regalia [16] and regicide [16].
=> rajah, rector, regiment, region, regular, reign, right, royal, rule

regal (adj.)

late 14c., from Old French regal "royal" (12c.) or directly from Latin regalis "royal, kingly; of or belonging to a king, worthy of a king," from rex (genitive regis) "king," from PIE root *reg- "move in a straight line," hence, "direct in a straight line, rule, guide" (cognates: Sanskrit raj- "a king, a leader;" Avestan razeyeiti "directs;" Persian rahst "right, correct;" Latin regere "to rule," rex "a king, a leader," rectus "right, correct;" Old Irish ri, Gaelic righ "a king;" Gaulish -rix "a king," in personal names, such as Vircingetorix; Gothic reiks "a leader;" Old English rice "kingdom," -ric "king," rice "rich, powerful," riht "correct;" Gothic raihts, Old High German recht, Old Swedish reht, Old Norse rettr "correct"). Related: Regally.

1. His manner is not so much regal as professorial.

他的言行舉止不太像帝王，倒更像學者一些。

來自柯林斯例句

2. He sat with such regal dignity.

他端坐在那里，渾身透著王者的威嚴。

來自柯林斯例句

3. the regal splendour of the palace

帝王宮殿之豪華氣派

來自《權威詞典》

4. The regal lady is her mother.

那位雍容華貴的女士是她媽媽.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. Never has she looked more regal.

她從沒有如此雍容華貴過。

來自辭典例句