Reich是什么意思

n. 德国；德意志帝国

英文词源

Reich (n.): German, "kingdom, realm, state," from Old High German rihhi, related to Old English rice, from Proto-Germanic *rikja "rule" (cognates: Old Norse riki, Danish rige, Old Frisian and Middle Dutch rike, Dutch rijk, Gothic reiki), from PIE *reg- (1) "move in a straight line," hence, "direct in a straight line, rule, guide" (see regal). Don Ringe, "From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic" [Oxford 2006] identifies it as a Celtic loan-word in Germanic rather than a direct evolution from PIE, based on the vowel. Used in English from 1871-1945 to refer to "the German state, Germany." Most notoriously in Third Reich (see third); there never was a First or Second in English usage.

1. The Reich Foreign Minister dilated upon the might of his country.: 这个德国外交部长大肆夸耀他的国家的威力.

2. Two days later Britain and France declared war on the Reich.: 两天以后,英法对德宣战.

3. The Third Reich survived the death of its founder by seven days.: 第三帝国比它的缔造者多活了七天.

4. The price was high. These musicians were charged after the Third Reich collapsed.: 这种代价是严重的,在第三帝国的梦想破灭之后,他们都受到法庭起诉.

5. Berlin, the capital of the Reich, is four times the size of Hamburg.: 柏林, 帝国的首都, 有四个汉堡那么大.