patrician

英 [pə'trɪʃn] 美 [pə'trɪʃn]

• adj. 贵族的；显贵的
• n. 贵族

英英释义

Noun:

1. a person of refined upbringing and manners

2. a member of the aristocracy

Adjective:

1. befitting a person of noble origin;

   "a patrician nose"
   

2. belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy;

   "an aristocratic family"
   "aristocratic Bostonians"
   "aristocratic government"
   "a blue family"
   "blue blood"
   "the blue-blooded aristocracy"
   "of gentle blood"
   "patrician landholders of the American South"
   "aristocratic bearing"
   "aristocratic features"
   "patrician tastes"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. Its patrician dignity was a picturesque sham.
   它的贵族的尊严只是一套华丽的伪装。
2. She comes from an old patrician family.
   她出身名门望族。

用作名词 (n.)

1. The old patrician was buried in the family vault .
   这位老贵族埋在家族的墓地里。

经典引文

• The power..vested in the senate truly belonged to the patrician order.

  出自： W. Spalding

• Amid the drawling consciously patrician tones, a hint of suburban vowels.

  出自： P. Farmer

近反义词

【近义词】

• aristocratic 贵族的
• aristocrat 贵族
• blue-blooded 贵族的
• refined 精炼的
• upper-class 上层阶级的
• noble 高贵的
• titled 有头衔的
• highborn 出身名门的
• knight 骑士
• well-bred 有教养的
• gentleman 绅士
• squire 护卫
• peer 同辈
• blue blood 贵族血统
• gentle 温和的
• blue 蓝色的
• aristocratical aristocrat的形...