prince

noun

/prɪns/

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a male member of a royal family who is not king, especially the son or grandson of the king or queen王子；王孫；親王
- the royal princes親王
- Prince Charles查爾斯王子
- prince of… the Prince of Wales威爾士親王
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the male ruler of a small country or state that has a royal family; a male member of this family, especially the son or grandson of the ruler（小國的）國王，王室男性成員，王子，王孫
- prince of… the prince of Orange橙色王子
- Prince Albert of Monaco摩納哥國王阿爾伯特
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(in some European countries) a nobleman（某些歐洲國家的）貴族
prince of/among something (literary) a man who is thought to be one of the best in a particular field（某一領域的）傑出人物，巨子，大王
- the prince of comedy喜劇大師

Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin princeps, princip- ‘first, chief, sovereign’, from primus ‘first’ + capere ‘take’.

Prince

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(1958-2016) a US pop singer and actor. He was born Prince Rogers Nelson in Minneapolis. In 1993 he changed his name into a symbol that nobody could pronounce, so he was called 'the Artist Formerly Known as Prince'. He changed his name back to Prince in 2000. He shocked some people with his sexual songs and performances on stage. He was the star of the film Purple Rain (1984) and won an Oscar for its music. He also wrote the music for Batman (1989).王子：（1958-2016）美國流行歌手兼演員。他出生於明尼阿波利斯的羅傑斯·納爾遜親王。1993年，他將自己的名字改成了一個沒人能發音的符號，因此他被稱爲“藝術家，以前被稱爲王子”。他在2000年將自己的名字改回了Prince。他在舞台上的性愛歌曲和表演震驚了一些人。他是電影《紫雨》（1984）的主角，並因其音樂獲得奧斯卡獎。他還爲蝙蝠俠（1989）創作了音樂。