- [uncountable]
one or more members of a royal family 王室成员 The gala evening was attended by royalty and politicians. 王室成员和政坛要人参加了这个晚会。 We were treated like royalty. 我们受到了君王般的礼遇。 She behaved as if she were in the presence of royalty. 她表现得就像是在王族面前似的。 - (figurative)
Hollywood royalty (= very famous film stars) 好莱坞皇室成员
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- minor
- in the presence of royalty
- [countable, usually plural]
a sum of money that is paid to somebody who has written a book, piece of music, etc. each time that it is sold or performed 版税 All royalties from the album will go to charity. 这张音乐专辑的全部版税收入将捐给慈善机构。 - in royalties
She received £2 000 in royalties. 她得到了 2 000 英镑的版税。 a royalty payment 版税
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- performance
- unpaid
- pay
- collect
- earn
- …
- cheque/check
- fee
- payment
- …
- in royaltys
- royalty from
- royalty on
- …
- an advance against royalties
- an advance on royalties
- [countable, usually plural]
a sum of money that is paid by an oil or mining company to the owner of the land that they are working on 矿区土地使用费(由采矿或石油公司等付给土地所有人)
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French roialte, from roial, from Latin regalis ‘regal’. The sense ‘royal right (especially over minerals)’ (late 15th cent.) developed into the sense ‘payment made by a mineral producer to the site owner’ (mid 19th cent.), which was then transferred to payments for the use of patents and published materials.