cardinal

noun

/ˈkɑːdɪnl/

/ˈkɑːrdɪnl/

a priest of the highest rank in the Roman Catholic Church. Cardinals elect and advise the Pope.枢机；枢机主教
- Cardinal Newman纽曼枢机主教
Topics Religion and festivalsc2
(also cardinal number)
a number, such as 1, 2 and 3 (or one, two and three), used to show quantity rather than order基数；纯数 compare ordinalTopics Maths and measurementc2, Languagec2
a North American bird. The male cardinal is bright red.红衣凤头鸟（见于北美，雄鸟为鲜红色）Topics Birdsc2

词源Old English, from Latin cardinalis, from cardo, cardin- ‘hinge’. Sense (1) has arisen through the notion of the important function of such priests as “pivots” of church life.

cardinal

adjective

/ˈkɑːdɪnl/

/ˈkɑːrdɪnl/

[only before noun] (formal)

most important; having other things based on it最重要的；基本的
- 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。
Collocations Dictionary
Cardinal is used with these nouns:
archbishop
direction
importance
…
词源Old English, from Latin cardinalis, from cardo, cardin- ‘hinge’. Sense (1) has arisen through the notion of the important function of such priests as “pivots” of church life.

词汇	cardinal
释义	cardinal noun /ˈkɑːdɪnl/ /ˈkɑːrdɪnl/ a priest of the highest rank in the Roman Catholic Church. Cardinals elect and advise the Pope.枢机；枢机主教 Cardinal Newman纽曼枢机主教 Topics Religion and festivalsc2 (also cardinal number) a number, such as 1, 2 and 3 (or one, two and three), used to show quantity rather than order基数；纯数 compare ordinalTopics Maths and measurementc2, Languagec2 a North American bird. The male cardinal is bright red.红衣凤头鸟（见于北美，雄鸟为鲜红色）Topics Birdsc2 词源Old English, from Latin cardinalis, from cardo, cardin- ‘hinge’. Sense (1) has arisen through the notion of the important function of such priests as “pivots” of church life. cardinal adjective /ˈkɑːdɪnl/ /ˈkɑːrdɪnl/ [only before noun] (formal) most important; having other things based on it最重要的；基本的 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。 Collocations DictionaryCardinal is used with these nouns: archbishop direction importance … 词源Old English, from Latin cardinalis, from cardo, cardin- ‘hinge’. Sense (1) has arisen through the notion of the important function of such priests as “pivots” of church life.
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