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Nobility has two everyday meanings. First, it's the group of people born into high social rank — kings, queens, dukes, lords — the class, especially in old European society. Second, it means a very fine, generous, honorable quality in a person's character — someone who acts with real nobility puts others first, is honest, and doesn't seek reward. Both meanings share the idea of being "above the ordinary" — one in social rank, one in moral character.
貴族;貴族階級;(人格)高尚
組成noble + -ity (turns the adjective into a noun).
同家族的字
- noblethe base word — a noble person, or a member of the nobility
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
nobilitynoun/noʊˈbɪlɪti/
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A noble or privileged social class, historically accompanied by a hereditary title; aristocracy.
- The castle was once home to the Scottish nobility.
- Titles of nobility were passed down through generations.
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The quality of being noble.
- He displayed nobility of character when helping his rivals.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。