emperor
gb/ˈɛmpɚɚ/ us/ˈɛmpɚɚ/
B1
Inglese
~ 9300
Accezioni
0 accezioni
Sostantivo
B1
entity
1
male ruler of an empire
A man who rules an empire and has the highest level of royal power, usually higher than a king.
Schema d'uso:
the emperor of [a place]
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes confuse "emperor" with "employer" because they sound similar. "Emperor" is a royal ruler of an empire, while "employer" is a person or company that gives people jobs.
Sinonimi
ruler (More general; can refer to any person who governs a country or area, not specifically an empire.)
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monarch (General word for a king, queen, emperor, or empress; does not specify ruling an empire.)
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sovereign (More formal; emphasizes supreme authority, not limited to emperors.)
Contrari
subject (A person who lives under the rule of an emperor or other monarch, rather than ruling.)
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commoner (An ordinary person without royal or noble rank, the opposite of a supreme royal ruler.)
Collocazioni
Roman emperor
|Japanese emperor
|emperor of China
|the emperor and empress
|reign of the emperor
|absolute emperor
Temi
history
|politics
|titles
|core_vocabulary
Esempi
- The emperor of Japan performed a traditional ceremony at the palace.
- Historians still debate why the Roman emperor decided to expand the empire so quickly.
- The young prince never expected to become emperor after his older brother died.
- Under the new emperor, taxes were reduced and trade increased.
- The painting shows the emperor seated on a golden throne, wearing a heavy crown.
Esempi per chi studia
- The emperor ruled a very large country.
- People came from many lands to see the emperor.
- The emperor and the empress stood on the balcony.
- The old emperor was loved by his people.
- In this story, a boy speaks to the emperor.
Grammatica
Forma base
emperor
IPA
GB/ˈɛmpɚɚ/
US/ˈɛmpɚɚ/
Sillabe e accento
em - per - or (3 sillabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (em)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: emperor
- Plural: emperors
Famiglia di parole
Forms
emperors
noun
Related words
imperialism
noun C1
imperialist
noun
Advanced or less common
imperialistic
adjective
imperially
adverb
Espressioni
the Emperor's New Clothes
1/ðə ˈɛmpɚɚz njˈu klˈoʊðz/
idiom
situation where no one admits a clear problem
A situation where something is clearly bad or wrong, but everyone says it is good because they are afraid to speak honestly.
Esempi
- Many critics called the new policy a case of the Emperor's New Clothes, because nobody wanted to point out its obvious flaws.
- To me his latest book feels like the Emperor's New Clothes: everyone praises it, but I don't see what is so special about it.
- Some staff felt the new software was the Emperor's New Clothes, but they stayed silent during the meeting.