a series of leaders of a country who all belong to the same family 王朝；朝代 the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty 尼赫鲁–甘地王朝
Extra ExamplesTopics Family and relationshipsc1The civil service was established under the previous dynasty. 文官体制是在前一王朝统治期间建立的。 the last surviving heir of an ancient dynasty 一个古代王朝幸存下来的最后一位子嗣 the rise and fall of the Habsburg dynasty 哈布斯堡王朝的兴衰 the ruling dynasties of the Visigoths 西哥特人的统治王朝 Eventually the dynasty was overthrown, and the country became a Republic. 王朝最终被推翻，该国成为共和国。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ancient
- great
- political
- …
- build
- establish
- found
- …
- begin
- come to an end
- end
- …
- during a/the dynasty
- from a/the dynasty
- under a/the dynasty
- …
- the end of a dynasty
- the fall of a dynasty
- the rise of a dynasty
- …
a period of years during which members of a particular family rule a country 朝；代 a Ming dynasty vase 一只明代花瓶
Extra Examplesa porcelain figure made during the Tang dynasty 唐代制作的一个瓷俑 bowls and pots from the twelfth dynasty 第十二王朝的碗和罐
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ancient
- great
- political
- …
- build
- establish
- found
- …
- begin
- come to an end
- end
- …
- during a/the dynasty
- from a/the dynasty
- under a/the dynasty
- …
- the end of a dynasty
- the fall of a dynasty
- the rise of a dynasty
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from French dynastie, or via late Latin from Greek dunasteia ‘lordship, power’, from dunastēs, from dunasthai ‘be able’.