Word · Frequency #9918
levee
正式接见;早朝
核心释义
此处指正式接见;作“防洪堤”讲时是另一词义。
a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)
- 1.
河岸上由河流高水位时泛滥沉积形成的隆起泥沙带。
An elevated ridge of deposited sediment on the banks of a river, formed by the river's overflow at times of high discharge.
- 2.
起床后接待访客的仪式。
A reception of visitors held after getting up.
- 3.
正式接待会
a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)
- 4.
防洪堤;如密西西比河沿岸的堤防。
An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi.
- 5.
正式接见,尤指王室或领导人举行的接见会。
A formal reception, especially one given by royalty or other leaders.
- 6.
河边码头
a pier that provides a landing place on a river
- 7.
防止河水泛滥的堤坝
an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing
河岸上由河流高水位时泛滥沉积形成的隆起泥沙带。;起床后接待访客的仪式。;正式接待会;防洪堤;如密西西比河沿岸的堤防。;正式接见,尤指王室或领导人举行的接见会。
用法In use
The ambassador attended the king's levee this morning.
用法提示:levee 是名词,表示国王举行的正式接见或早朝,在句中作 attended 的宾语。
At the levee, guests were presented to the queen one by one.
用法提示:levee 是名词,指正式接见仪式,这里用在介词 at 后,表示场合。
The palace held a levee to welcome the visiting diplomats.
用法提示:levee 是名词,意为正式接见或早朝,在句中作 held 的宾语。
hold a levee for [someone]
此处 levee 是名词,指正式接见(旧时也指君王早晨会见臣属的仪式)。
The queen held a levee for the visiting ambassadors.
女王为到访的大使们举行了一次正式接见。
the levee + hold/break
levee 作“堤岸”解时,常用作 hold 或 break 的主语,表示堤坝“挺住”或“溃决”。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- royal levee
- 御前早朝
- The ambassador attended a royal levee at the palace.大使在王宫出席了一次御前早朝。
- hold a levee
- 举行早朝接见
- The queen held a levee every morning for her courtiers.女王每天早晨为朝臣举行早朝接见。
- attend a levee
- 出席早朝接见
- Foreign diplomats were required to attend the levee.外交官们必须出席早朝接见。
- morning levee
- 晨间接见
- The minister arrived at the palace for the morning levee.大臣抵达王宫参加晨间接见。
流行文化与引用
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆:levee 形似 level,河堤顶部像 level 一样平;早朝时百官列队也像一条堤坝。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:royal court、formal reception 该义项指君主或王室在早晨举行的正式接见仪式,通常用于历史叙述或非常正式的场合,现代英语中比较少见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
levy /ˈlɛvi/ 与 levee 读音完全相同;heavy /ˈhɛvi/、bevy /ˈbɛvi/ 与 levee 押韵。注意 coffee /ˈkɒfi/ 和 committee /kəˈmɪti/ 虽然也以 -ee 结尾,但重读元音不同,读起来并不与 levee 押韵。
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