non-working royal

/ˌnɑːnˈwɜːrkɪŋ ˈrɔɪəl/· n. phrase

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non-working royal
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Chinese meaning

(英yīng国guó王wáng室shì中zhōng)不bù履lǚ行xíng公gōng务wù的de「闲xián散sǎn」王wáng室shì成chéng员yuán

不bù履lǚ行xíng王wáng室shì公gōng务wù的de王wáng室shì成chéng员yuán

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哈hā里lǐ梅méi根gēn维wéi持chí「非fēi工gōng作zuò王wáng室shì」身shēn份fèn

Example

King Charles authorized a letter to senior British officials on Monday confirming that his youngest son, Prince Harry, and Harry's wife, Meghan, remain non-working royals

查chá尔ěr斯sī国guó王wáng周zhōu一yī授shòu权quán发fā出chū一yī封fēng信xìn函hán,向xiàng英yīng国guó高gāo级jí官guān员yuán确què认rèn,他tā的de小xiǎo儿ér子zi哈hā里lǐ王wáng子zǐ及jí其qí妻qī子zǐ梅méi根gēn仍réng然rán是shì非fēi工gōng作zuò王wáng室shì成chéng员yuán。

Source: CBC · 7 Sep 2026

Background ✎

查chá尔ěr斯sī国guó王wáng周zhōu一yī授shòu权quán发fā信xìn,向xiàng英yīng国guó高gāo级jí官guān员yuán确què认rèn哈hā里lǐ王wáng子zǐ与yǔ妻qī子zǐ梅méi根gēn返fǎn回huí英yīng国guó后hòu仍réng维wéi持chí「非fēi工gōng作zuò王wáng室shì成chéng员yuán」身shēn份fèn。这zhè意yì味wèi着zhe两liǎng人rén保bǎo留liú王wáng室shì头tóu衔xián,但dàn不bù再zài代dài表biǎo王wáng室shì出chū席xí公gōng务wù活huó动dòng。

Roots · etymology

royal 源自拉丁 regalis(王的);non- 为拉丁否定前缀

  • non-(非/不)+working(履行公务的/在职的)+royal(王室成员)

Collocations

  • working royal / senior royals / royal family

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