royalty
noun uk/ˈrɔɪ.əl.ti/ us/ˈrɔɪ.əl.t̬i/
(RULERS)
[ U, + sing/pl verb ]王室成员;皇族成员
the people who belong to the family of a king and queen
She believes she's related to royalty. 她认为她和王室有血缘关系。
- More examples
- Her father is descended from Greek royalty.
- Wherever there is royalty, there are always hangers-on.
- This also gave him the opportunity to rub shoulders with royalty.
- This has long been the haunt of royalty.
- We were treated like royalty.
(PAYMENT)
[ C usually plural ]（专利）使用费；（著作的）版税；（土地等的）开采使用费，租用费
a payment made to writers, people who have invented things, owners of property, etc. every time their books, devices, land, etc. are bought or used by others