Old English cyningdom; see king + -dom. Cognate with Old Saxon kuningdom, Middle Dutch koninghdom, Old Norse konungdomr. The usual Old English word was cynedom; Middle English also had kingrick (for second element, see Reichstag). Meaning "one of the realms of nature" is from 1690s. Kingdom-come "the next world" (1785) is from the Lord's Prayer.
雙語例句
1. It was infamous as a kingdom of brigands, scoundrels, and slave-traders.
該地區因土匪、無賴和奴隸販子猖獗而聲名狼藉。
來自柯林斯例句
2. This television program provoked a spirited debate in the United Kingdom.
這個電視節目在英國引起了激烈的辯論。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Roger Kingdom set the world record of 12.92 seconds.
羅杰·金德姆創造了12.92秒的世界紀錄。
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4. The Kingdom of Italy formally came into being on 17 March 1861.