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Tracy Elina
Why it's "his majesty" and "her majesty"?
Why not "my majesty"?😂
I don't really know what does it exactly means.
2021年5月10日 02:04
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We can say his/her or your majesty.
My majesty. Is not used really as the king or queen doesn’t actually belong to you.
2021年5月10日
Yes, but what's "Kewl"?
2021年5月10日
Good question! I think a lot of English speakers find this weird as well.
Basically, it's not respectful to call a king or queen "him" or "her" (or "you"), the way you would refer to normal people. Instead, you refer to a *quality* of the royal person -- the person's "majesty." Instead of talking about the king directly, you talk about the "majesty" of the king. So when you refer to the king, you don't say "him." Instead, you say "his majesty." If you're speaking to the king, you say "your majesty." It's as though the king himself IS the "majesty" of kingship.
We also use a similar formula for speaking to judges. We call a judge "your honor" (not "you").
I think it's not too different from Chinese, since in Chinese you also don't refer to an important person (like an emperor or judge) by saying 你. Instead you use the person's title. In English we don't use the person's title, but we use the name of a respectable quality that fits the person's status or position (such as "majesty," "honor," or "lordship").
2021年5月10日
Kewl. It’s more of a ritualistic term, I guess, calling people his/her majesty.
Have a good day.
🙏🌈
2021年5月10日
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Tracy Elina
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中国語 (普通話), 英語, フランス語, スペイン語
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