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Great Magnate Latin Mægneit N.财主,巨头 英 N.财主,巨头(A Important

单词 magnate
音标 ['mægneit]
解释 n.财主,巨头
红宝书 【英】 n.财主,巨头(a very important or influential person)
【例】 The board of directors accused the oil magnate of fraud.
字源 magnate (n.)
mid-15c., "great man, noble, man of wealth," from Late Latin magnates, plural of magnas "great person, nobleman," from Latin magnus "great, large, big" (of size), "abundant" (of quantity), "great, considerable" (of value), "strong, powerful" (of force); of persons, "elder, aged," also, figuratively, "great, mighty, grand, important," from PIE *mag-no-, from root *meg- "great" (cognates: Sanskrit maha-, mahat- "great;" Greek megas, fem. megale "great, large;" Gothic mikils, Old English micel "great, big, many;" see mickle).
不择手段背单词
趣味全助记 【记】magnificent 豪华的,华丽的→有钱人;magnet 磁铁→磁石般能吸金→能吸金的巨头,财主

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