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cardinals
红衣主教
cardinals is the plural of cardinal.
核心释义
a high-ranking bishop in the Roman Catholic Church who elects the Pope
- 1.
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.
- 2.
圣路易斯红雀队的球员
A player on the St. Louis Cardinals team.
- 3.
斯坦福大学运动队的球员
A player on a sports team at Stanford University.
- 4.
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.)
- 5.
亚利桑那红雀队的球员
A player on the Arizona Cardinals team.
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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)
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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.
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
用法In use
The cardinal led the service at the cathedral.
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.
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.
用法提示：此处 cardinal 为形容词，意为“主要的、基本的”。
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
elect sb (as) cardinal
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- become a cardinal
- 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。
- a cardinal's hat
- 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。
- the color cardinal
- 鲜红色
- The color cardinal is often used in ceremonial robes.鲜红色常用于礼仪长袍。
- a male cardinal
- 雄性红雀
- The male cardinal has bright red feathers.雄性红雀有鲜红色的羽毛。
- cardinal's song
- 红雀的歌声
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
红衣主教（cardinal）穿红袍，红色（cardinal）是主要颜色，记住“主红”二字。
语境与语域Context & Register
[正式] 多用于天主教语境，如教会、教皇选举等宗教场合。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The words 'marginal' and 'nominal' rhyme with 'cardinal' (same stressed vowel /ɑː/ and ending -inal). 'Ordinal', 'criminal', 'terminal', and 'original' share the spelling -inal but differ in vowel quality (ɔː, ɪ, ɜː, ə) and/or stress pattern.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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