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cardinal
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Derivatives :
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cardinalship
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adv
cardinally
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- cardinal
['kɒːdɪnl]
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adjective
[+rule]
[ principle]
基本的
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2.
noun
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[宗]
红衣主教
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- cardinal
[ˈkɑːrdɪnəl]
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adjective
主要的，基本的
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I only have one cardinal rule that I live by.
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我只有一个基本生活准则。
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This quantity is of cardinal importance.
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这个量非常重要。
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2.
adjective
[Mathematics]
基数的
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3.
adjective
深红的，鲜红的
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4.
noun
[Person Name]
卡迪纳尔
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5.
n.[c]
[Catholicism]
红衣主教，枢机主教
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The Cardinal was chosen to advise the Pope on spiritual matters.
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红衣主教被选举出来向教皇提供精神世界方面的建议。
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n.[u]
[Mathematics]
基数
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The number of books on a shelf can be described by a single cardinal number.
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书架上图书的数量是一个基数。
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noun
枢机主教；亦称红衣主教
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8.
n.[u]
深红，鲜红
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His jacket was the color of a cardinal red.
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他的夹克颜色鲜红。
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n.[c]
[Zoology]
[American English]
北美红雀，北美红衣凤头鸟
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I saw a cardinal flying around in my backyard.
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我看见一只主红雀在我的后院飞来飞去。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- cardinal
['kɒːdɪnəl]
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n
cardinal red a deep vivid red colour
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2.
n
cardinal grosbeak redbird a crested North American bunting, Richmondena (or Pyrrhuloxia) cardinalis, the male of which has a bright red plumage and the female a brown one
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3.
n
[RC Church]
any of the members of the Sacred College, ranking next after the pope, who elect the pope and act as his chief counsellors
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4.
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See cardinal number
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5.
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a fritillary butterfly, Pandoriana pandora, found in meadows of southern Europe
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a woman's hooded shoulder cape worn in the 17th and 18th centuries
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7.
adj
[usually prenominal]
fundamentally important; principal
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cardinal sin
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adj
of a deep vivid red colour
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9.
adj
[astrology]
of or relating to the signs Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn - Compare mutable fixed
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adj
[Etymology]
C13: from Latin cardinalis, literally: relating to a hinge, hence, that on which something depends, principal, from cardo hinge
Examples
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The number of books on a shelf can be described by a single cardinal number.
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书架上图书的数量是一个基数。
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I saw a cardinal flying around in my backyard.
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我看见一只主红雀在我的后院飞来飞去。
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This quantity is of cardinal importance.
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这个量非常重要。
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The cardinal attended the consecration of the church.
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红衣主教参加了教会的献祭仪式。
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cardinal sin
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