sceptre

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈsɛptə/    美 /ˈsɛptɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch as a symbol of power.
    — “Divine receptacle of excellence, let it not be deemed impertinent, or deviating from the rules of propriety, if I propound one queſtion which now labours in my breaſt; aſſuring me firſt, you will not let the ſceptre of true judgment depart from your right hand.”
动词 v.
  1. To give a sceptre to.
    — To Britain's queen the sceptred suppliant bends.
  2. To invest with royal power. figuratively

词形变化

sceptres plural scepter alternative,US sceptres present,singular,third-person sceptring participle,present sceptred participle,past sceptred past scepter alternative,US

词源

词源 1
From Middle English septre, sceptre, from Old French sceptre, from Latin scēptrum, from Ancient Greek σκῆπτρον (skêptron, “staff, stick, baton”), from σκήπτω (skḗptō, “to prop, to support, to lean upon a staff”).
词源 2
From Middle English septre, sceptre, from Old French sceptre, from Latin scēptrum, from Ancient Greek σκῆπτρον (skêptron, “staff, stick, baton”), from σκήπτω (skḗptō, “to prop, to support, to lean upon a staff”).
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