单词 | ennoble |
释义 | ennoble[i'nəubl]vt. 授予爵位, 使高贵 ennoble en.no.ble AHD: [µn-n½“b…l] D.J. [en6n*&b*l]K.K. [Wn6nob*l]v.tr.(及物动词) en.no.bled,en.no.bling,en.no.bles 1. To make noble:使崇高:“that chastity of honor . . . which ennobled whatever it touched, and under which vice itself lost half its evil”(&b{Edmund Burke})“那荣誉的贞洁使它所接触的一切都更尊敬,而在此贞洁之下便是邪恶本身也会失去它一半的罪恶”(埃德蒙·伯克)2. To confer nobility upon:授予爵位:ennoble a prime minister for distinguished service.因其杰出的功劳授予总理爵位语源:1. Middle English *ennoblen 中古英语 *ennoblen 2. from Old French ennoblir 源自 古法语 ennoblir 3. en- [causative pref.] * see en- 1en- [使役前缀] *参见 en-14. noble [noble] * see noble noble [贵族] *参见 noble继承用法:enno“blement n.(名词)enno“bler n.(名词) |
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