highness

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The state of being high. uncountable,usually
    — 'It is as high as heaven, what canst thou do?' It is as the highnesses of heaven: take all the heights and elevations, all the spheres and altitudes of heaven, and try if thou canst reach them with thy short arm; yea, climb up the highest storeys, the loftiest pinnacles, […]
  2. A title of respect when referring to a prince or princess. uncountable,usually

词形变化

highnesses plural highnesse alternative,archaic 'ighness alternative,pronunciation-spelling

词汇关系

衍生词
Her Serene Highness His Serene Highness

词源

From Middle English hyghnesse; equivalent to high + -ness.
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