| 单词 | sceptre |
| 释义 | sceptre noun[C] UK(USscepter)uk/ˈsep.tər/us/ˈsep.tɚ/adecoratedstickthat iscarriedby aqueenorkingduring someofficialceremoniesas asymboloftheirauthority （象征君主权位的）权杖 dja65/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Ceremonial clothes & objects
Examplesofsceptresceptre In all very numerous assemblies, of whatever characters composed, passion never fails to wrest thesceptrefrom reason. From theCambridge English Corpus Although thissceptreexists, an occasion for such an intervention may not arise. From theCambridge English Corpus She wears blue robes and a crown, and holds asceptrein her left hand and a palm frond in her right. From theCambridge English Corpus He throws off his dependency and thus achieves the ' greatness' he mistakenly sought in the crown andsceptre. From theCambridge English Corpus Blessed also are we in having thee as our succour: for day and night thou didst intercede for us, and the sceptres of kings are strengthened by thy supplications. From theCambridge English Corpus His supporters cheered him when he talked of asceptreof blackthorn and of regal processions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He has wielded thesceptre—which is just the sort of thing that heirs do when there are weak monarchs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have hauled down the flag and have passedsceptreto others. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The hand holding thesceptreshould be visible, and there should be only one hand. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There were some feathers attached to a particularsceptrewhich had been kept in perfect condition for about two hundred years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Upon his head you have placed a fruitless crown, and put a barrensceptrein his grip. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Independence without security is a meaningless term, a paper crown, a tinselsceptre. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The power passes from our hands and thesceptrefalls from our grasp. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Other trophies are thesceptre, the crown and the eagle's head and heart. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Summoning an aide, he divested himself of thesceptreand orb as his wife knelt upon a crimson cushion before him. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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