[C]红衣主教 a priest with one of the highest ranks of the Roman Catholic Church
[C]基数 any of the numbers 1,2,3, etc. that show quantity rather than order
adj.(形容词)
[A]最重要的,主要的 most important; chief
英英释义
Noun
(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
a variable color averaging a vivid red
crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male
Adjective
serving as an essential component;
"a cardinal rule" "the central cause of the problem" "an example that was fundamental to the argument" "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"
being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order;
"cardinal numbers"
组词搭配
～+名词
cardinal error重大失误
cardinal rule主要规则
例句
用作名词(n.)
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。
The cardinal includes 1, 2, 3, etc.基数词包括1、2、3等等。
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.)
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。
She is wearing a cardinal sweater today.今天她穿了件鲜红的毛衣。
