duke

名词 duke:

1. a British peer of the highest rank
2. a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank

1. When the duke dies, his eldest son will succeed to the title.
   公爵去世之后，他的长子将继承他的爵位。
2. Duke and Duchess of Gloucester live in their own dukedom.
   格洛思特公爵及公爵夫人住在他们自己的公国里。
3. French royal family descended from Louis I, Duke of Bourbon(1270?-1342), whose members have ruled in France(1589-1793 and1814-1830), Spain(1700-1868,1874-1931, and since1975), and Naples and Sicily(1734-1860).
   波旁，查尔斯·德1490－1527神圣罗马帝国查理五世时的法国将军，领导过一次侵略法兰西遭致失败(1524年), 在一次领导袭击罗马城的日耳曼－西班牙战争中阵亡
4. The duke wrote a letter with a quill pen.
   公爵用一根羽毛笔写信。
5. The duke ordered the servant to send a letter to the king.
   公爵命令仆人把一封信送给国王。

duke

n.Abbr. D.,Du.（名词）缩写 D.,Du.
A nobleman with the highest hereditary rank, especially a man of the highest grade of the peerage in Great Britain.
公爵：具有最高世袭身份的贵族，尤指英国具有最高等级贵族身份的人
A sovereign prince who rules an independent duchy in some European countries.
公，君主：某些欧洲国家统治独立公国的国君
Used as the title for such a nobleman.
用作这类贵族的头衔
Often dukes Slang A fist:
常作 dukes 【俚语】 拳头：
例句：
Put up your dukes!
举起你们的拳头

Botany A type of cherry intermediate between a sweet and a sour cherry.
【植物学】 公爵樱桃：介于甜与酸樱桃之间的一种樱桃
v.intr.（不及物动词）
duked,duk.ing,dukes
To fight, especially with fists:
战斗，尤指用拳头争斗：
例句：
duking it out.
用拳头打个输赢

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French duc
源自 古法语 duc
from Latin dux duc- [leader]
源自 拉丁语 dux duc- [领袖]
from dôcere [to lead] * see deuk-
源自 dôcere [领导] *参见 deuk-
N., sense 4, short for Duke of Yorks
名词释义4， Duke of Yorks的简写
rhyming slang for forks [fingers]
forks的押韵俚语 [手指]