pharaoh
名词 n.
英 /ˈfɛː.ɹəʊ/|/ˈfɛə.ɹəʊ/
美 /ˈfɛː.ɹəʊ/|/ˈfɛə.ɹəʊ/|/ˈfæɹ.oʊ/|/ˈfɛ(ə)ɹ.oʊ/
英文释义
名词 n.
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The supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the "king" in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty
— Instances: see Thesaurus:pharaoh
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The card game faro.
— "I pray, when I play pharaoh at White's, that the cards fall as they have come to my hand in this large gamble," Anstis said.
词汇关系
词源
From Middle English pharao (also as pharaon, farao, faraon, etc.), from Old English Pharao, from Late Latin Pharaō, from Koine Greek Φαραώ (Pharaṓ), from Biblical Hebrew פַּרְעֹה (Parʿō), from Egyptian pr:aA (pr-ꜥꜣ, “palace; pharaoh”, literally “pr (“house”) + ꜥꜣ (“great, big”)”)
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