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.
雙語例句
1. The Reich Foreign Minister dilated upon the might of his country.
這個德國外交部長大肆夸耀他的國家的威力.
來自辭典例句
2. Two days later Britain and France declared war on the Reich.
兩天以后,英法對德宣戰.
來自辭典例句
3. The Third Reich survived the death of its founder by seven days.
第三帝國比它的締造者多活了七天.
來自辭典例句
4. The price was high. These musicians were charged after the Third Reich collapsed.
這種代價是嚴重的,在第三帝國的夢想破滅之后,他們都受到法庭起訴.
來自中國文學部分
5. Berlin, the capital of the Reich, is four times the size of Hamburg.