cardinal

['kɑ:dinl]

n.红衣主教, 鲜红色,基数, 北美红雀
adj.主要的, 深红色的

a.

1. 重要的, 主要的

The speaker emphasized the cardinal importance of building a party to lead the country.

演讲者强调了建立一个政党来领导该国的根本重要性。

2. 基本的, 根本的

North, south, east, and west are the four cardinal points of the compass.

东、西、南、北是罗盘上的四个方位基点。

3. 深红的, 鲜红的

She is wearing a cardinal sweater today.

今天她穿了件鲜红的毛衣。

4. 红衣主教的

n.

1. (罗马天主教的)红衣主教, 枢机主教[C]

2. 深红色, 鲜红色[U]

3. 【数】基数[C]

4. 红衣凤头鸟, 北美红雀[C]

词形变化

名词: cardinalship |

词义辨析

同义:

a.主要的, 首要的

main  chief  principal  prime  central  essential  primary  elementary  fundamental  first  foremost  leading  dominant  key  important  utmost

a.红色

red  scarlet  crimson  vermilion

n.红衣主教

prelate  primate  hierarch  high priest  exarch  archbishop  metropolitan  bishop  

同义参见:

priest  premier  leading  

反义:

n.基数

ordinal  

英英释义

名词 cardinal:

(Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes

the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order

同义词：cardinal number

a variable color averaging a vivid red

同义词：carmine

crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male

同义词：cardinal grosbeak, Richmondena Cardinalis, Cardinalis cardinalis, redbird

形容词 cardinal:

serving as an essential component

同义词：central, fundamental, key, primal

being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order

补充

cardinalcardinal英:[ˈkɑ:dinl] 美:[ˈkɑrdnəl, ˈkɑrdnəl]n.1.红衣主教adj.1.最重要的, 主要的This is a matter of cardinal significance.这是非常重要的事。n.1.基数The cardinal includes 1, 2, 3, etc.基数词包括1、2、3等等。

例句

1. An emphasis on the community is a cardinal feature of our law and order policies.重视社区是我们治安政策的主要特点。 2. The man had violated a cardinal rule.这个人违反了基本原则。 3. In 1448, Nicholas was appointed a cardinal.1448年尼古拉斯被任命为红衣主教。 4. two cardinal points must be borne in mind.两个根本点必须记在心中。 5. The Pope appointed two new cardinals this year.今年教皇任命了两名新的红衣主教。 6. cardinal Newman红衣主教纽曼 7. the cardinal principles of news reporting新闻报道的基本原则 8. My cardinal rule is to always be honest.我的基本原则是始终保持诚实。 9. "The cardinal points [=the four main directions] on a compass are North, South, East, and West."罗盘上的基本方位是东、南、西、北。