first empire meaning in English
(法兰区)第一帝国〔1804-1815〕。
Examples
- He lifted his eyes and looked at the clock and the barometer on his right hand and on his left . they had gilded sphinxes by way of adornment in the style of the first empire
他抬头看看左边的时钟和右边的晴雨计，上面都饰有镀金的狮身人面像，时钟和晴雨计都是拿破仑时代的款式。 - Under the crude gaslight , round the pale , naked walls of the entrance hall , which with its scanty first empire decorations suggested the peristyle of a toy temple , there was a flaring display of lofty yellow posters bearing the name of " nana " in great black letters
前厅里有少许拿破仑时代的装饰，看上去颇像圣殿里纸板做成的列柱廊。光秃秃的灰白墙壁上，贴着黄色巨幅海报，在煤气灯照耀下，显得格外醒目，上面用大黑体字写着娜娜的名字。 - The drawing room was very large and very lofty ; its four windows looked out upon the garden , from which , on this rainy evening of the close of april , issued a sensation of damp despite the great logs burning on the hearth . the sun never shone down into the room ; in the daytime it was dimly lit up by a faint greenish light , but at night , when the lamps and the chandelier were burning , it looked merely a serious old chamber with its massive mahogany first empire furniture , its hangings and chair coverings of yellow velvet , stamped with a large design
客厅又大又高，有四扇窗户朝向花园，现在已是四月底了，天气多雨，虽然壁炉里燃着大块劈材，大家仍然感到花园里有一股湿气袭来白天，淡绿色的光线把房间里照得若明若暗但是，到了夜晚，台灯和吊灯都点亮后，这间客厅里却显出一派庄严气氛，陈设有拿破仑时代式样的笨重桃花心木家具，有黄丝绒的帷幔和椅套，上面印着光滑如缎的大图案。