n.(名词)

1. 【天主教】枢机主教，红衣主教
2. 深红色，鲜红色，主教服红
3. 【数】基数，纯数
4. 【鸟类】北美红雀， 红衣凤头鸟（见于北美，雄鸟为鲜红色）
5. 带头巾的女外套
6. 枢机
7. 流行于18世纪的一种女子短外套（原为红色，通常有头兜）

adj.(形容词)

1. 主要的，重要的，中心的，首要的
2. 基本的，根本的
3. 红衣主教的
4. 深红（色）的，鲜红的
5. 基数的
6. 中枢的

n.(名词)

1. [C]红衣主教 a priest with one of the highest ranks of the Roman Catholic Church
2. [C]基数 any of the numbers 1,2,3, etc. that show quantity rather than order

adj.(形容词)

1. [A]最重要的,主要的 most important; chief

Noun:

1. (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes

2. the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order

3. a variable color averaging a vivid red

4. crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male

Adjective:

1. serving as an essential component;

   "a cardinal rule"
   "the central cause of the problem"
   "an example that was fundamental to the argument"
   "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"
   

2. being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order;

   "cardinal numbers"
   

1.(天主教的)红衣主教,枢机主教
Acardinal is a high-ranking priest in the Catholic church.

e.g. In 1448, Nicholas was appointed acardinal...
1448年,尼古拉斯被任命为红衣主教。
e.g. They were encouraged by a promise fromcardinal Winning.
红衣主教温宁的许诺使他们受到鼓舞。

2.最重要的;最主要的;基本的
Acardinal rule or quality is the one that is considered to be the most important.

cardinal的解释

e.g. As a salesman, yourcardinal rule is to do everything you can to satisfy a customer...
作为推销员,你的首要任务是竭尽全力让顾客满意。
e.g. Harmony, balance and order arecardinal virtues to the French.
和谐、平衡、秩序是法国人最看重的三项基本美德。

3.主红雀
Acardinal is a common North American bird. The male has bright red feathers.

1. 基数：有些读者可能已经从一些统计方面的书籍中知道了名词(nominal)、序数(ordinal)和基数(cardinal)序列之间的差别. 一组政党或者赛跑者的列表是一个典型的名词序列. 赛跑者在公路赛跑中的名次则是一个序数序列. 而整数则是基数序列的一个例子.

2. 红衣主教：并在离体培养过程中对试管苗的生根、移栽基质及影响试管苗移栽成......该文通过对粉团蔷薇和多花蔷薇无刺品系No.3、No.4为砧木,切花月季'红衣主教(cardinal)'为接穗的嫁接植株生长量、内源玉米素核苷(ZR)和脱落酸(ABA)含量,

3. 基数的：它们的特点则与以上三点相对:1)它们都有关于信用风险大小的明确的定义,可以认为上面三种模型对风险的定义是类VaR(Value-at-risk)思想的,它们可以给出在一定定义框架下信用风险绝对大小的度量,所以可称它们是基数的(cardinal).

4. cardinal的解释

4. 枢机主教：主教教区称diocese,总主教教区称archdiocese,至于枢机主教(cardinal)本身并无教区,亦无座堂,除非亦兼任总主教或主教. 教宗之教区则为全世界(拉丁文为orbis),惟教宗亦兼罗马主教(Bishop of Rome),故教宗耶诞节文告对象为Urbis et Orbis.

1. He was made a cardinal.
   他成了一位红衣主教。
2. The cardinal includes 1,2,3, etc.
   基数词包括1、2、3等。

用作定语～+ n.

1. This is a matter of cardinal significance.
   这是件非常重要的事。
2. His cardinal idea is that all people should be equal.
   他的基本观点是人人都应平等。
3. The cardinal sweater is popular with most of young ladies.
   那种深红色的毛衣深受年轻女士的欢迎。

• It was a cardinal rule in the East not to show one's true feelings.

  出自：A. Burgess

cardinal Hume

休姆枢机主教

Respect for life is a cardinal principle of English law.

尊重生命是英国法律最重要的原则。

They were encouraged by a promise from cardinal Winning.

红衣主教温宁的许诺使他们受到鼓舞。

As a salesman, your cardinal rule is to do everything you can to satisfy a customer...

作为推销员,你的首要任务是竭尽全力让顾客满意。

Harmony, balance and order are cardinal virtues to the French.

和谐、平衡、秩序是法国人最看重的三项基本美德。

In 1448, Nicholas was appointed a cardinal...

1448年,尼古拉斯被任命为红衣主教。

Sensitivity to rejection is a cardinal feature of depression.

对拒绝敏感是抑郁的重要特征之一.

This is a matter of cardinal significance.

这是非常重要的事.

The ache is rheumatism's cardinal symptoms, is also causes the function barrier the substantial clause.

疼痛是风湿病的主要症状, 也是导致功能障碍的重要原因.

We have never backed down from our position of upholding the Four cardinal Principles.

坚持四项基本原则任何时候我都没有让过步.

Reduce dimension list to cardinal form.

化简量纲序列到基本形式.

The cardinal performance sinks to accumulate for the salt cystic kidney uric acid, swell, hyperemia, bleed.

主要表现为肾尿酸盐沉积, 肿胀 、 充血 、 出血.

The cardinal coloured with vexation.

红衣主教感到恼火,脸涨得通红.

Righteousness is one of cardinal virtues of Confucian ethics.

义是儒家道德的“五常”之一.

One of the creatures Jehovah created , the cardinal claims , was Agonistes.

主教提到,其中的一件作品就是阿冈尼司帝斯.

We should step up education in the Four cardinal Principles and basic Marxist theories.

(英译汉)我们要在坚持四项基本原则和马克思主义基本理论基础上发展教育.

A cardinal number indicating absence of any or all units under consideration.

'零基'.''数,表示在考虑下不存在的任一或所有的单位.

Therefore, we must confidently keep the socialist road and uphold the Four cardinal Principles.

有些同志至今对党提出坚持四项基本原则仍然抱怀疑态度.

The speaker emphasized the cardinal importance of building a party to lead the country.

演讲者强调了建立一个政党来领导该国的根本重要性.

According to custom statistic, annual commissariat ( contain soja ) cardinal principle of imports and exports is balanced.

据海关统计, 全年粮食 ( 含大豆 ) 进出口大体平衡.

Taiwan's concentrated attack on the Four cardinal Principles shows precisely that we cannot discard them.

台湾集中攻我们四个坚持,恰恰证明四个坚持不能丢.

His jacket was the color of a cardinal red.

他的夹克颜色鲜红.

Regular meals and exercise are of cardinal importance to our health.

规律的饮食和运动对我们的健康是最首要的.

With respect to rural development character, population cardinal number is large, the task is very formidable.

就农村发展而言, 人口基数大, 任务十分艰巨.

The cardinal includes 1, 2, 3, etc.

基数词包括1 、 2 、 3等等.

cardinal number is too large.

基数太大了.

Respect for life is a cardinal principle of English law.

尊重生命是英国法律最重要的原则。

He committed the cardinal sin of criticizing his teammates.

他犯了指责队友的大错。

cardinal Meschia was without doubt a singular character.

红衣主教梅斯基亚无疑是个怪人。

• ☆ 直接源自拉丁语的cardinalis，意为主要的。