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the duchy of [place]
用于历史或特定地名的公国名称。
The Duchy of Cornwall is a royal duchy in England.
康沃尔公爵领地是英格兰的一个皇家公国。
公爵领地；女公爵领地
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公爵领地；女公爵领地
A territory or domain ruled by a duke or duchess.
The Duchy of Cornwall is a royal duchy in England.
康沃尔公爵领地是英格兰的一个皇家公国。
由公爵或女公爵统治的领地或地区
A dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess.
公爵或女公爵的领地
the domain controlled by a duke or duchess
The duke spent most of the year governing his duchy.
公爵一年中大部分时间都在治理他的公国。
Many villages in the duchy were known for their wool and cheese.
公国里的许多村庄以羊毛和奶酪闻名。
She inherited the duchy when her father, the old duke, died.
她在父亲老公爵去世后继承了公国。
用于历史或特定地名的公国名称。
The Duchy of Cornwall is a royal duchy in England.
康沃尔公爵领地是英格兰的一个皇家公国。
He inherited a small duchy in the Alps.
他继承了阿尔卑斯山中的一个小公国。
所有格形式，表示与公国相关的属性。
The duchy's borders were redrawn after the war.
战后这个公国的边界被重新划定。
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He inherited a duke.
Use this
He inherited a duchy.
duke 指的是公爵本人，不是领地；应使用 duchy 表示公爵领地。
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The Dutchy of Burgundy was powerful.
Use this
The Duchy of Burgundy was powerful.
duchy 拼写中为 'ch' 而非 'tch'，因与 Dutch 发音相似易混淆。
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大公国
Luxembourg is a Grand Duchy.
卢森堡是一个大公国。
康沃尔公爵领地
The Duchy of Cornwall provides income for the Prince of Wales.
康沃尔公爵领地为威尔士亲王提供收入。
世袭公国
The kingdom was divided into several hereditary duchies.
这个王国被分为几个世袭公国。
前公国
The region was once a former duchy of the empire.
该地区曾是帝国的一个前公国。
独立公国
In medieval times, many independent duchies existed in Italy.
在中世纪，意大利有许多独立公国。
格兰芬威克公国向美国宣战。
In the 1959 film 'The Mouse That Roared', the tiny Duchy of Grand Fenwick declares war on the USA to receive foreign aid.
在1959年的电影《老鼠咆哮》中，小小的格兰芬威克公国为了获得外援而向美国宣战。
弗洛林公国是故事发生的背景。
In the classic film 'The Princess Bride', many events take place in the fictional Duchy of Florin.
在经典电影《公主新娘》中，许多事件发生在虚构的弗洛林公国。
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duchy 中包含 duke，即公爵的领地。
语域：formal 常见场景：历史、政治、贵族封地 该词通常用于正式的历史或政治语境，多出现在有关封建贵族或领土的讨论中，较为书面化。
Words ending with '-chy' pronounced /tʃi/: 'touchy' rhymes with 'duchy'. Words ending with '-tch' like 'dutch' and 'much' share the /tʃ/ sound but have different vowels. 'Couch' shares the '-ouch' spelling but has a different vowel sound /aʊ/. 'Lucky' has a similar vowel /ʌ/ but ends with /ki/.
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