Eliz·a·beth /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/
伊莉莎白
Elizabeth
n 1: daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and
Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father
(1926-) [syn: Elizabeth II]
2: Queen of England from 1558 to 1603; daughter of Henry VIII
and Anne Boleyn; she succeeded Mary I (who was a Catholic)
and restored Protestantism to England; during her reign
Mary Queen of Scots was executed and the Spanish Armada
was defeated; her reign was marked by prosperity and
literary genius (1533-1603) [syn: Elizabeth I]