cardinal

• n. 红衣主教；枢机主教；鲜红色；【鸟类】(北美)主红雀
• adj. 主要的，基本的；深红色的

来自拉丁词cardo, 铰链，枢纽，来自PIE *sker, 转，旋，词源同ring,curve. 常与其另一个记义心脏相混淆。

1. (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes

2. the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order

3. a variable color averaging a vivid red

4. crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male

cardinal

cardinal: [12] The ultimate source of cardinal is Latin cardō ‘hinge’, and its underlying idea is that something of particular, or ‘cardinal’, importance is like the hinge on which all else depends. English first acquired it as a noun, direct from ecclesiastical Latin cardinālis (originally an adjective derived from cardō), which in the early church denoted simply a clergyman attached to a church, as a door is attached by hinges; it only gradually rose in dignity to refer to princes of the Roman Catholic church. The adjective reached English in the 13th century, via Old French cardinal or Latin cardinālis.

cardinal (n.)

early 12c., "one of the ecclesiastical princes who constitute the sacred college" (short for cardinalis ecclesiae Romanae or episcopus cardinalis), from Latin cardinalis "principal, chief, essential" (see cardinal (adj.)).

Ecclesiastical use began for the presbyters of the chief (cardinal) churches of Rome. The North American songbird (Cardinalis virginianus) is attested from 1670s, so named for its resemblance to the cardinals in their red robes.

cardinal (adj.)

"chief, pivotal," early 14c., from Latin cardinalis "principal, chief, essential," from cardo (genitive cardinis) "that on which something turns or depends; pole of the sky," originally "door hinge," which is of unknown origin. Related: Cardinally.

The cardinal points (1540s) are north, south, east, west. The cardinal sins (c. 1600) are too well known to require rehearsal. The cardinal virtues (c. 1300) were divided into natural (justice prudence, temperance, fortitude) and theological (faith, hope, charity). The natural ones were the original classical ones, which were amended by Christians. But typically in Middle English only the first four were counted as the cardinal virtues:

Of þe uour uirtues cardinales spekeþ moche þe yealde philosofes. ["Ayenbite of Inwyt," c. 1340]

By analogy of this, and cardinal points, cardinal winds, cardinal signs (four zodiacal signs marking the equinoxes and the solstices), the adjective in Middle English acquired an association with the number four.

Cardinal Hume

休姆枢机主教

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Respect for life is a cardinal principle of English law.

尊重生命是英国法律最重要的原则。

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They were encouraged by a promise from Cardinal Winning.

红衣主教温宁的许诺使他们受到鼓舞。

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As a salesman, your cardinal rule is to do everything you can to satisfy a customer...

作为推销员,你的首要任务是竭尽全力让顾客满意。

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Harmony, balance and order are cardinal virtues to the French.

和谐、平衡、秩序是法国人最看重的三项基本美德。

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In 1448, Nicholas was appointed a cardinal...

1448年,尼古拉斯被任命为红衣主教。

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Sensitivity to rejection is a cardinal feature of depression.

对拒绝敏感是抑郁的重要特征之一.

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This is a matter of cardinal significance.

这是非常重要的事.

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The ache is rheumatism's cardinal symptoms, is also causes the function barrier the substantial clause.

疼痛是风湿病的主要症状, 也是导致功能障碍的重要原因.

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We have never backed down from our position of upholding the Four Cardinal Principles.

坚持四项基本原则任何时候我都没有让过步.

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Reduce dimension list to cardinal form.

化简量纲序列到基本形式.

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The cardinal performance sinks to accumulate for the salt cystic kidney uric acid, swell, hyperemia, bleed.

主要表现为肾尿酸盐沉积, 肿胀 、 充血 、 出血.

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The Cardinal coloured with vexation.

红衣主教感到恼火,脸涨得通红.

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Righteousness is one of cardinal virtues of Confucian ethics.

义是儒家道德的“五常”之一.

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One of the creatures Jehovah created , the Cardinal claims , was Agonistes.

主教提到,其中的一件作品就是阿冈尼司帝斯.

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We should step up education in the Four Cardinal Principles and basic Marxist theories.

(英译汉)我们要在坚持四项基本原则和马克思主义基本理论基础上发展教育.

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A cardinal number indicating absence of any or all units under consideration.

'零基'.''数,表示在考虑下不存在的任一或所有的单位.

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Therefore, we must confidently keep the socialist road and uphold the Four Cardinal Principles.

有些同志至今对党提出坚持四项基本原则仍然抱怀疑态度.

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The speaker emphasized the cardinal importance of building a party to lead the country.

演讲者强调了建立一个政党来领导该国的根本重要性.

辞典例句

According to custom statistic, annual commissariat ( contain soja ) cardinal principle of imports and exports is balanced.

据海关统计, 全年粮食 ( 含大豆 ) 进出口大体平衡.

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Taiwan's concentrated attack on the Four Cardinal Principles shows precisely that we cannot discard them.

台湾集中攻我们四个坚持,恰恰证明四个坚持不能丢.

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His jacket was the color of a cardinal red.

他的夹克颜色鲜红.

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Regular meals and exercise are of cardinal importance to our health.

规律的饮食和运动对我们的健康是最首要的.

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With respect to rural development character, population cardinal number is large, the task is very formidable.

就农村发展而言, 人口基数大, 任务十分艰巨.

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The cardinal includes 1, 2, 3, etc.

基数词包括1 、 2 、 3等等.

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Cardinal number is too large.

基数太大了.

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Respect for life is a cardinal principle of English law.

尊重生命是英国法律最重要的原则。

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He committed the cardinal sin of criticizing his teammates.

他犯了指责队友的大错。

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Cardinal Meschia was without doubt a singular character.

红衣主教梅斯基亚无疑是个怪人。

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