| 单词 | courtier |
| 释义 | courtier noun[C] uk/ˈkɔː.ti.ər/us/ˈkɔːr.t̬i.ɚ/acompanionof aqueen,king, or otherrulerintheirofficialhome,especiallyin the past: （尤指旧时的）朝臣，侍臣Many of the courtiers werestronglyweddedtotraditionalwaysof doing things.许多朝臣都恪守传统，循规蹈矩。 People who help or serve people professionally
Examplesofcourtiercourtier Combining the conflicting expectations pertaining to the warrior knight,courtier, gentleman scholar, and local lord, the basis of aristocratic rule was varied and contested. From theCambridge English Corpus Patronized by courtiers and under the control of city magistrates, the theatre was also from its inception closely connected with government. From theCambridge English Corpus The foster brother bursts in and throws a net that captures all the courtiers. From theCambridge English Corpus In the mid-1750s, beyond the royal family's lodgings there remained 226 apartments free for courtiers. From theCambridge English Corpus On numerous occasions the king presented one of his courtiers with the money for a house or even a house itself. From theCambridge English Corpus Musical ability, then, was increasingly important to the successfulcourtier. From theCambridge English Corpus Spreading out from the central body of the palace, they pushed the courtiers and princes of the blood ever further away from the king's apartments. From theCambridge English Corpus They were not local notables originating out of the ranks of the resident population, but courtiers of the prince governing the region. From theCambridge English Corpus He was much more forthcoming with patrons and courtiers. From theCambridge English Corpus The abbess's influence with the king and his courtiers is only comprehensible in the light of the business she conducted on their behalf. From theCambridge English Corpus When acourtierasked the astrologer how long he (the astrologer) would live, the astrologer said he still had many years. From theCambridge English Corpus At this, thecourtierchopped off the astrologer's head, proving conclusively his inability to predict the future. From theCambridge English Corpus Are the courtiers simply responding to the costume that designates him a fool? From theCambridge English Corpus Both the polite sphere of courtiers and the commercial sphere of merchants were overlapping, so much so that they could not be kept apart. From theCambridge English Corpus Instead, he is replaced by the modern character of the tyrant, the martyr, thecourtier. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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