pharaoh
/ˈfɛː.rəʊ//ˈfɛr(ˌ)oʊ/
- n.
- 法老，暴君
中文释义来自 ECDICT
词源链
- 英语English
pharaoh
词源说明
From Middle English pharao (also as pharaon, farao, faraon, etc.), from Old English Pharao, from Late Latin Pharaō, from Koine Greek Φαραώ (Pharaṓ), from Biblical Hebrew פַּרְעֹה (Parʿō), from Egyptian (pr-ꜥꜣ, “palace; pharaoh”, literally “pr (“house”) + ꜥꜣ (“great, big”)”)
释义
名词noun
- 1historicalThe supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the "king" in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty
- 2(uncountable, card games) The card game faro.