"highness" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 殿下

Definition

这是用于称呼王子、公主或其他高级皇室成员的头衔，是一种正式而尊敬的称呼方式。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

它通常在 'His Highness'、'Her Highness'、'Your Highness' 这类表达中大写使用。这个词主要出现在皇室、礼仪、历史或非常正式的场合中，日常口语里很少用。不要和表示“高度”的 'height' 混淆。

Examples

The guard bowed to His Highness.

卫兵向**殿下**鞠躬。

Please wait here, Your Highness.

请在这里等候，**殿下**。

They spoke to Her Highness at the event.

他们在活动上与**殿下**交谈了。

I was so nervous that I almost forgot to say 'Your Highness' when she entered.

我当时太紧张了，她进来时我差点忘了说“**殿下**”。

In the movie, everyone treated him like royal Highness, even before the ceremony.

在电影里，大家甚至在典礼前就把他当作**王室殿下**来对待。

The announcer kept repeating His Highness's full title during the parade.

播音员在游行期间不断重复**殿下**的完整头衔。