| 单词 | mogul |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['məugl] |
| 解释 | n.显要人物，权势之人 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 显要人物，权势之人( an influential or powerful person) 【考】 反义词：nonentity( 无足轻重者) 【记】 来自Mogul(莫卧儿人 ，蒙古人)，因比较高 大而引申为'显要人物' 【例】 a literary mogul(文坛巨擘) |
| 字源 | mogul (n.1) "powerful person," 1670s, from Great Mogul, Mongol emperor of India after the conquest of 1520s, from Persian and Arabic mughal, mughul, alteration of Mongol (q.v.), the Asiatic people. mogul (n.2) "elevation on a ski slope," 1961, probably [Barnhart] from Scandinavian (compare dialectal Norwegian mugje, fem. muga, "a heap, a mound"), or [OED] from southern German dialect mugel in the same sense. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. (非常富有而有权势的)显要人物 = magnate 【记】读: 蒙古, 原指: 蒙古富豪 【反】nonentity(n 不存在; 小人物) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】音：蒙古，蒙古人实际是世界上曾最不可一世的民族，成吉思汗的铁骑横扫欧亚大陆，中国的版图元朝时最大，历史中欧洲人也为蒙古人保留着这个词，比喻其地位 |
Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.
Next card: Molar grinding tooth məulə n.臼齿 记 mol(磨)+ar→磨的牙 →臼齿
Previous card: Modulate mɔdjuleit v.调整(音的强弱 英 v 调整(音的强弱)(to regulate adjust
Up to card list: 极品GRE红宝书(简体中文)