noble
noble 英 [ˈnəʊbl] 美 [ˈnoʊbl]
adj. 高尚的；高贵的；宏伟的
名词复数:nobles
- A noble is a titled peer of the realm or an aristocrat. As an adjective, noble describes someone with high or elevated character, or who is impressive in appearance.
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- adj. 高尚的；高贵的；宏伟的
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1. a noble leader
伟大的领袖
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2. noble ideals
崇高的理想
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3. He died for a noble cause.
他为了高尚的事业而牺牲。
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4. a noble building
雄伟的大楼
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5. a man of noble birth
出身高贵的人
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6. to be nobly born
出身贵族
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7. She bore the disappointment nobly.
她很失望，但表现得很大度。
- noble (adj.) c. 1200, "illustrious, distinguished; worthy of honor or respect," from Old French noble "of noble bearing or birth," from Latin nobilis "well-known, famous, renowned; excellent, superior, splendid; high-born, of superior birth," earlier *gnobilis, literally "knowable," from gnoscere "to come to know," from PIE root *gno- "to know." The prominent Roman families, which were "well known," provided most of the Republic's public officials.
- noble (n.) "man of rank," c. 1300, from noble (adj.). The same noun sense also is in Old French and Latin. Late 14c. as the name of an English coin first issued in reign of Edward III.
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