1660s, Cremelena, from Old Russian kremlinu, later kremlin (1796), from kreml' "citadel, fortress," perhaps of Tartar origin. Originally the citadel of any Russian city, now especially the one in Moscow. Used metonymically for "government of the U.S.S.R." from 1933. The modern form of the word in English might be via French.
雙語例句
1. The Kremlin is still insisting on a diplomatic solution to the crisis.
俄羅斯中央政府依然堅持通過外交方式解決危機。
來自柯林斯例句
2. A huge crowd gathered in a square outside the Kremlin walls.
一大群人聚集在克里姆林宮墻外的廣場上。
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3. The Kremlin is deeply split in its approach to foreign policy.
克里姆林宮的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)層在外交政策上存在很深的分歧。
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4. Why did the right wing have so much power within the Kremlin?
為什么右派在克里姆林宮有如此大的權(quán)力？
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5. One day, it might even suit the Kremlin to encourage this truculence.