cardinal
英 [ˈkɑ:dɪnl] 美 [ˈkɑrdɪnl]

n.

基数；红衣主教；大红色，深红色；女式斗篷

adj.

基本的，最重要的；大红色的，深红色的；

变形

复数：cardinals

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [C]红衣主教 a priest with one of the highest ranks of the Roman Catholic Church
2. [C]基数 any of the numbers 1,2,3, etc. that show quantity rather than order

adj.(形容词)

1. [A]最重要的,主要的 most important; chief

英英释义

cardinal

• n.
  • (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
  • the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order

    同义词：cardinal number

  • a variable color averaging a vivid red

    同义词：carmine

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

    同义词：cardinal grosbeakRichmondena CardinalisCardinalis cardinalisredbird

• adj.
  • serving as an essential component

    "a cardinal rule"

    同义词：centralfundamentalkeyprimal

  • being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order

    "cardinal numbers"

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

• cardinal error重大失误
• cardinal rule主要规则

词组短语

cardinal number[数]基数

cardinal point基点；方位基点

cardinal virtues基本道德

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. I've had dinner with Bill and Cardinal Spellman.
   我同比尔和斯佩尔曼红衣主教一起吃过晚饭。
2. The cardinal includes 1, 2, 3, etc.
   基数词包括1、2、3等等。
3. A cardinal perched momently on the dogwood branch.
   一只北美红雀在山茱萸上停留了片刻。

用作形容词(adj.)

1. Every one suspects himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues.
   每个人都认为他自己至少有一种主要的品德。
2. She is wearing a cardinal sweater today.
   今天她穿了件鲜红的毛衣。

权威例句

Cardinal directions of color space
Cardinal Utility in Welfare Economics and in the Theory of Risk-taking
Cardinal Welfare, Individualistic Ethics, and Interpersonal Comparisons of Utility
Cardinal Welfare, Individualistic Ethics, and Interpersonal Comparisons of Utility
Cardinal Welfare, Individualistic Ethics, and Interpersonal Comparison of Utility: Comment
Predation on Northern Cardinal Nests: Does Choice of Nest Site Matter?
Qualitative spatial reasoning: cardinal directions as an example
The cardinal manifestations of Bardet-Biedl syndrome, a form of Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome.
Understanding IMPROVE-IT and the cardinal role of LDL-C lowering in CVD prevention
Mutant LRRK2(R1441G) BAC transgenic mice recapitulate cardinal features of Parkinson's disease.