Word · Frequency #26820
Camelot
卡米洛特（亚瑟王传说中的王宫所在地）
the capital of King Arthur's kingdom in Arthurian legend; according to the legend, truth, goodness, and beauty reigned there.
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n. (Arthurian legend) the capital of King Arthur's kingdom; according to the legend, truth and goodness and beauty reigned there
卡米洛特(传说中英国亚瑟王宫殿所在之地)
卡米洛特(传说中英国亚瑟王宫殿所在之地)
In use
The story of Camelot has fascinated readers for centuries.
Visitors to the castle often ask where Camelot was.
In the legend, King Arthur holds court at Camelot with his knights.
Camelot be + noun phrase
Camelot is the capital of King Arthur's kingdom.
卡米洛特是亚瑟王王国的首都。
at Camelot
The knights of the Round Table lived at Camelot.
圆桌骑士们住在卡米洛特。
the + noun + of Camelot
Camelot 是专有名词，首字母通常大写；表示地点时可用 at Camelot，而 the legend of Camelot 表示“关于卡米洛特的传说”。
The legend of Camelot still fascinates readers.
卡米洛特的传说至今仍令读者着迷。
Common mistakes
the legend of camelot is famous.The legend of Camelot is famous.
Camelot是专有名词，首字母必须大写；中文没有大小写区分，因此学习者容易漏掉首字母的大写。
The Camelot was the capital of King Arthur's kingdom.Camelot was the capital of King Arthur's kingdom.
Camelot是专有名词（地名），前面不加定冠词the；中文没有冠词，学习者容易多加the，去掉后句子才正确。
Connections
Collocations
- the court of Camelot
- 卡米洛特宫廷
- The knights of the court of Camelot were loyal to King Arthur.卡米洛特宫廷的骑士们对亚瑟王忠心耿耿。
- King Arthur's Camelot
- 亚瑟王的卡米洛特
- King Arthur's Camelot was a place of peace and justice in the legends.传说中，亚瑟王的卡米洛特是一个和平与正义之地。
- the fall of Camelot
- 卡米洛特的陷落
- The fall of Camelot marks the end of Arthur's golden age.卡米洛特的陷落标志着亚瑟王黄金时代的终结。
Pop culture & quotes
- Don't let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment that was known as Camelot.
- 出自1960年音乐剧《卡米洛特》的同名主题曲，常被用来追忆逝去的美好时光或理想化的黄金时代。卡米洛特是传说中亚瑟王宫殿的所在地，象征着辉煌与正义。The president's years in office were later described as a modern-day Camelot.总统执政的岁月后来被形容为当代的卡米洛特（理想而辉煌的时代）。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 camelot 拆成 camel + lot：想象骆驼(camel)驮着许多(lot)骑士，走进亚瑟王的卡米洛特城堡。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：Arthurian legends、medieval literature、historical fantasy 指亚瑟王传说中王宫所在地卡米洛特，通常见于文学作品或历史题材的叙述中，属于中性书面用语。
Grammar Note
专有名词，通常不带冠词，也不用复数形式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words are useful lookalikes and sound comparisons, not true rhymes. 'camel' and 'camera' share the opening /ˈkæm/ of 'camelot' but diverge after that. 'ballot', 'pilot', and 'chariot' share the spelling -ot, but none has the /ɒt/ sound of the target's final syllable; their final vowels are reduced to /ət/ (or /ɪət/). 'shallot' shares the exact final syllable /lɒt/, but the stress there is on that syllable, so it still does not rhyme with 'camelot'. No common English word fully rhymes with 'camelot'.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.