1. North, south, east, and west are the four cardinal points of the compass.
    东、西、南、北是罗盘上的四个方位基点。

2. This is a matter of cardinal significance.
    这是非常重要的事。

3. She is wearing a cardinal sweater today.
    今天她穿了件鲜红的毛衣。

4. The speaker emphasized the cardinal importance of building a party to lead the country.
    演讲者强调了建立一个政党来领导该国的根本重要性。

1. 基数：有些读者可能已经从一些统计方面的书籍中知道了名词(nominal)、序数(ordinal)和基数(cardinal)序列之间的差别. 一组政党或者赛跑者的列表是一个典型的名词序列. 赛跑者在公路赛跑中的名次则是一个序数序列. 而整数则是基数序列的一个例子.

2. cardinal的翻译

2. 红衣主教：并在离体培养过程中对试管苗的生根、移栽基质及影响试管苗移栽成......该文通过对粉团蔷薇和多花蔷薇无刺品系No.3、No.4为砧木,切花月季'红衣主教(Cardinal)'为接穗的嫁接植株生长量、内源玉米素核苷(ZR)和脱落酸(ABA)含量,

3. 基数的：它们的特点则与以上三点相对:1)它们都有关于信用风险大小的明确的定义,可以认为上面三种模型对风险的定义是类VaR(Value-at-risk)思想的,它们可以给出在一定定义框架下信用风险绝对大小的度量,所以可称它们是基数的(cardinal).

4. 枢机主教：主教教区称diocese,总主教教区称archdiocese,至于枢机主教(cardinal)本身并无教区,亦无座堂,除非亦兼任总主教或主教. 教宗之教区则为全世界(拉丁文为orbis),惟教宗亦兼罗马主教(Bishop of Rome),故教宗耶诞节文告对象为Urbis et Orbis.

1. (天主教的)红衣主教,枢机主教
    A cardinal is a high-ranking priest in the Catholic church.

cardinal的意思

    e.g. In 1448, Nicholas was appointed a cardinal...
           1448年,尼古拉斯被任命为红衣主教。
    e.g. They were encouraged by a promise from Cardinal Winning.
           红衣主教温宁的许诺使他们受到鼓舞。

2. 最重要的;最主要的;基本的
    A cardinal rule or quality is the one that is considered to be the most important.

    e.g. As a salesman, your cardinal rule is to do everything you can to satisfy a customer...
           作为推销员,你的首要任务是竭尽全力让顾客满意。
    e.g. Harmony, balance and order are cardinal virtues to the French.
           和谐、平衡、秩序是法国人最看重的三项基本美德。

3. 主红雀
    A cardinal is a common North American bird. The male has bright red feathers.

1. crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male

    Synonym: cardinal grosbeakRichmondena CardinalisCardinalis cardinalisredbird

2. a variable color averaging a vivid red

    Synonym: carmine

3. (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes

4. the number of elements in a mathematical set
    denotes a quantity but not the order

    Synonym: cardinal number

1. serving as an essential component

    e.g. a cardinal rule
           the central cause of the problem
           an example that was fundamental to the argument
           computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure

    Synonym: centralfundamentalkeyprimal

2. being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order

    e.g. cardinal numbers