Old English heanes; see high (adj.) + -ness. Meaning "royalty, excellence, nobility" is early 13c.; Your Highness as a form of address to English royalty is attested from c. 1400.
双语例句
1. Her Royal Highness has definite views about most things.
女王陛下对大多数事情都有明确的观点。
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2. The preparations for the reception of his Royal Highness proceeded.
迎接殿下到来的准备工作在有序进行。
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3. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent opened an art exhibition recently.
肯特公爵夫人殿下最近为一个艺术展览揭幕。
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4. He was, according to witnesses, extremely wintry with Her Royal Highness.
