| 英语单词 | aristocrat |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['ærɪstəkræt] 美 [ə'rɪstəkræt] |
| 中文释义 | n.贵族;有贵族气派的人 |
| 英语例句 | (1) He put on the air of an aristocrat. (2) Her father was an English aristocrat. (3) Further up, I ran into a man dressed like an aristocrat. (4) Roosevelt, on the other hand, was always charming, always the aristocrat. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 他摆出一副贵族的架势。 (2) 她的父亲曾是英国贵族。 (3) 我继续往上走,碰到了一位穿戴雷同贵族的汉子。 (4) 另一方面,罗斯福总是那么有吸引力,又总是保持一副贵族的派头。 |
| vocabulary简明 | An aristocrat is someone from the ruling class, usually those with nobility, money, or both. Although not an aristocrat yourself, you may have the odd viscount on your family tree if you go back far enough. |
| vocabulary扩展 | The word aristocrat comes from the Greek word aristokratia, which itself comes from the root words aristos, meaning "best," and kratos, meaning "rule." So, the aristocracy was the ruling class of (supposedly) the best and noblest people, and an aristocrat was a member of that class. Today the word can also be applied to anyone with superior standing: Count Basie was an aristocrat in the jazz world. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]贵族(成员) An aristocrat is someone whose family has a high social rank, especially someone who has a title. |
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