Word · Frequency #6769
rex
国王；君主
king
- 1.
A king, particularly in ancient Rome.
国王,尤指古罗马的。
- 2.
An animal which has a genetic recessive variation that causes the guard hairs to be very short or fully lacking.
一种因基因隐性变异导致护毛极短或完全缺失的动物。
国王,尤指古罗马的。；一种因基因隐性变异导致护毛极短或完全缺失的动物。；雷克斯(男子名)；国王；君主
In use
The rex ruled the small kingdom for thirty years, and the people called him a wise king.
In the old legend, the rex wore a golden crown and carried a silver scepter.
The two rexes met at the border to sign a peace treaty.
Rex [name]
Rex 作为人名，常用于男性。
My friend is named Rex.
我的朋友名叫雷克斯。
the rex of [kingdom]
这种用法多见于历史或文学语境。
The rex of the ancient kingdom was wise.
古代王国的国王很英明。
Common mistakes
He rexed the kingdom.He was the rex of the kingdom.
Connections
Learner notes
Memory Tip
霸王龙（T-Rex）中的'Rex'就是国王的意思，联想霸王龙是恐龙之王。
Context & Register
Register: mixed; contexts: formal legal or historical when meaning 'king', informal when used as a given name. In Chinese: 作为“国王”解时多用于正式或历史语境，而作为人名“雷克斯”则比较常见于日常用语。
Grammar Note
used as a title or name
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all share the ending 'ex' and rhyme with 'rex' (pronounced /reks/). Note that words like 'text' (/tekst/) and 'next' (/nɛkst/) look similar but end with a /st/ sound, not /ks/.
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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