Word · Frequency #19282
Cleopatra
克利奥帕特拉
Beautiful and charismatic queen of Egypt; mistress of Julius Caesar and later of Mark Antony; killed herself in 30 BC.
- 1.
A woman of great seductive beauty.
极具诱惑力的美女。
- 2.
The butterfly Gonepteryx cleopatra of the family Pieridae.
粉蝶科蝴蝶Gonepteryx cleopatra
- 3.
A variety of apple.
一种苹果品种。
- 4.
The Cleopatra butterfly (Gonepteryx cleopatra).
克利奥帕特拉蝴蝶(Gonepteryx cleopatra)。
极具诱惑力的美女。；粉蝶科蝴蝶Gonepteryx cleopatra；一种苹果品种。；克利奥帕特拉蝴蝶(Gonepteryx cleopatra)。；克利奥帕特拉(女子名)
In use
Cleopatra is one of the most famous queens in ancient history.
The story of Cleopatra and Mark Antony has inspired many plays and films.
People still remember Cleopatra for her beauty and power.
proper noun + be + [role/title]
人名作主语时，常用be动词说明身份或头衔；表示独一无二的头衔时，名词前通常不加冠词。
Cleopatra was queen of Egypt.
克利奥帕特拉是埃及女王。
proper noun, [role/title], + clause
用逗号隔开的同位语可以补充说明人名的身份。
Cleopatra, queen of Egypt, was the mistress of Julius Caesar.
克利奥帕特拉，埃及女王，是尤利乌斯·凯撒的情妇。
Common mistakes
cleopatra was a famous ruler of egypt.
Connections
Collocations
- Queen Cleopatra
- 克利奥帕特拉女王
- Queen Cleopatra ruled Egypt for more than twenty years.克利奥帕特拉女王统治埃及二十多年。
- Cleopatra VII
- 克利奥帕特拉七世
- Cleopatra VII became queen of Egypt in 51 BC.克利奥帕特拉七世于公元前51年成为埃及女王。
- Cleopatra and Mark Antony
- 克利奥帕特拉与马克·安东尼
- Cleopatra and Mark Antony were defeated by Octavian.克利奥帕特拉和马克·安东尼被屋大维打败。
- Cleopatra's beauty
- 克利奥帕特拉的美貌
- Cleopatra's beauty was legendary in the ancient world.克利奥帕特拉的美貌在古代世界堪称传奇。
- the death of Cleopatra
- 克利奥帕特拉之死
- The death of Cleopatra occurred in 30 BC.克利奥帕特拉之死发生在前30年。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Cleopatra中有'LEO'（狮子座）——想象埃及艳后像狮子般美艳威严，这只是拼写联想，不是词源。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：历史讨论、人物介绍 该词为专有名词，通常用于历史、文学或人物介绍等语境，口语中较少出现，正式程度中性。
Grammar Note
cleopatras
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common English word rhymes with Cleopatra. These words share a similar final spelling pattern and end in an unstressed /trə/ (or /frə/ for infra), but they stress the first syllable, while Cleopatra stresses /ɑː/ before /trə/, so they are lookalikes, not rhymes.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.