Word · Frequency #16191
retinue
随从；扈从；随行人员
A group of attendants or servants who accompany an important person.
- 1.
A group of attendants or servants, especially of someone considered important.
一群随从或仆人,尤指重要人物的随员。
- 2.
the group following and attending to some important person
随从人员
- 3.
A group of warriors or nobles accompanying a king or other leader; comitatus.
伴随国王或其他首领的武士或贵族群体；扈从队。
（君主或领袖的）随行武士；侍从队；一群随从或仆人,尤指重要人物的随员。；随从人员；伴随国王或其他首领的武士或贵族群体；扈从队。；随行人员
In use
The king traveled with his retinue of trusted advisors.
The celebrity's retinue included a personal assistant, a stylist, and a bodyguard.
A large retinue accompanied the general to the peace talks.
possessive + retinue
retinue 前常用所有格修饰。
The queen's retinue included several ladies-in-waiting.
女王的随行人员包括几位侍女。
a retinue of + noun
A retinue of servants accompanied the prince.
一群仆人侍从陪伴着王子。
retinue as subject
retinue 作主语时，谓语动词用单数或复数均可，但通常视为单数集合名词。
Connections
Collocations
- royal retinue
- 皇家随从
- The queen arrived with her royal retinue.女王带着她的皇家随从抵达。
- large retinue
- 庞大的随从队伍
- He traveled with a large retinue of aides and bodyguards.他带着一大批助手和保镖随行。
- personal retinue
- 私人随从
- The celebrity rarely goes anywhere without her personal retinue.这位名人无论去哪里通常都带着她的私人随从。
- a retinue of servants
- 一群仆人
- The mansion was maintained by a retinue of servants.这座宅邸由一群仆人打理。
- entire retinue
- 整个随行队伍
- The prince and his entire retinue moved into the castle.王子和他整个随行队伍搬进了城堡。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
retinue 中含 tin（锡罐），联想仆从端着锡罐随行，即“随从、扈从”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：历史或文学叙述、正式新闻报道、典礼或官方场合 retinue 多用于正式或书面语境，常见于历史叙述、文学描写或对重要人物随行人员的报道；日常口语中较少用，通常会说 entourage 或 staff。
Grammar Note
常与 of 连用，表示随行人员组成的群体
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有与 /ˈrɛtəˌnu/ 完全押韵的常用词。拼写相似的 -nue 词发音不同：continue /kənˈtɪnjuː/（重音在第二音节），revenue /ˈrɛvəˌnuː/（重音在第一音节，但中间辅音 /v/ 不同于 /t/），avenue /ˈævəˌnuː/（第一元音为 /æ/）。注意不要仅凭拼写推测发音。
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。
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