cardinal + n.
cardinal作为形容词，强调根本性或重要性。
a cardinal rule
一条主要规则
鲜红色；红衣凤头鸟；由教皇任命的罗马天主教会官员之一,仅次于教皇,与宗主教平等,组成选举教皇的特别会议；圣路易斯红雀队的球员；斯坦福大学运动队的球员
a high-ranking bishop in the Roman Catholic Church who elects the Pope
由教皇任命的罗马天主教会官员之一,仅次于教皇,与宗主教平等,组成选举教皇的特别会议
One of the officials appointed by the pope in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking only below the pope, equal to the patriarchs, constituting the special college which elects the pope.
圣路易斯红雀队的球员
A player on the St. Louis Cardinals team.
斯坦福大学运动队的球员
A player on a sports team at Stanford University.
各种新大陆雀形目鸣禽,属于红雀属或更广泛的红雀科,或外观相似曾被认为与前者有关；因其红色羽毛而得名
Any of various species of New-World passerine songbird in the genus Cardinalis, or in the family Cardinalidae more generally, or of similar appearance and once considered to be related to the former; so called because of their red plumage. (See Wikipedia article for taxonomical information.)
亚利桑那红雀队的球员
A player on the Arizona Cardinals team.
深红色,比猩红色稍暗,传统上是天主教红衣主教法衣的颜色
A deep red color, somewhat less vivid than scarlet, the traditional colour of a Catholic cardinal's cassock. (same as cardinal red)
路易斯维尔大学运动队的学生或球员
A student or player on a sports team at the University of Louisville.
The cardinal led the service at the cathedral.
红衣主教在大教堂主持了礼拜仪式。
用法提示：此处 cardinal 为名词，指天主教会的红衣主教。
A cardinal landed on the bird feeder in our garden.
一只红衣凤头鸟落在我们家花园的喂鸟器上。
用法提示：此处 cardinal 为名词，指北美红雀（红衣凤头鸟）。
Patience is a cardinal virtue in teaching.
耐心是教学中的一项基本美德。
用法提示：此处 cardinal 为形容词，意为“主要的、基本的”。
cardinal作为形容词，强调根本性或重要性。
a cardinal rule
一条主要规则
cardinal作为名词指天主教的高级神职人员。
The pope elected him cardinal.
教皇选他为红衣主教。
cardinal作为不可数名词指鲜红色。
She was dressed in cardinal.
她穿着鲜红色衣服。
可与cardinal互换表示鲜红色，但 scarlet 更偏亮红，cardinal略偏正红
crimson比cardinal更深，带蓝紫，不可完全互换
vermilion偏橙红，cardinal是纯正红色，用于不同语境
cardinal 指主要的或红衣主教；cordial 形容态度亲切温暖或指一种甜酒。
成为红衣主教
He became a cardinal at the age of 50.
他在50岁时成为了红衣主教。
红衣主教的帽子
The cardinal's hat is bright red.
红衣主教的帽子是鲜红色的。
鲜红色
The color cardinal is often used in ceremonial robes.
鲜红色常用于礼仪长袍。
雄性红雀
The male cardinal has bright red feathers.
雄性红雀有鲜红色的羽毛。
红雀的歌声
I heard a cardinal's song in the garden.
我在花园里听到了红雀的歌声。
root: cardin (来自拉丁语 cardo '铰链'); suffix: -al (表示'…的')
大罪；严重错误
In this company, missing a deadline is a cardinal sin.
在这家公司，错过截止日期是严重的错误。
基本原则；最重要的规则
The cardinal rule of investing is to diversify your portfolio.
投资的基本原则是分散投资组合。
基数
One, two, three are cardinal numbers.
一、二、三是基数。
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