| 释义 |
nobleman [countable](especially in some european countries in the past) a man who comes from a family of high social rank, especially sb who has a special title（尤指旧时某些欧洲国家的）出身高贵的人，贵族男成员◆he contemplated marrying his daughter to an english nobleman.他考虑把自己的女儿嫁给一位英国贵族。 ➡ see also noble → aristocratic note 辨析 noble, aristocrat or nobleman? noble and nobleman are often used when talking about the political power which these people used to have; aristocrat places slightly more emphasis on the social importance of these people. in modern contexts it is more usual to talk about aristocrats. * noble 和 nobleman 常用于谈论贵族过去所拥有的政治权力，aristocrat 则稍侧重于强调这些人重要的社会地位。现代语境中更常用 aristocrat。 |