noble

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈnəʊbəl/    美 /ˈnoʊbəl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.
    — This country house was occupied by nobles in the 16th century.
  2. A medieval gold coin of England in the 14th and 15th centuries, usually valued at 6s 8d. historical
    — I lyked no thynge his playe, / For yf I had not quyckely fledde the touche, / He had plucte oute the nobles of my pouche.
形容词 adj.
  1. Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.
    — He made a noble effort.
  2. Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid.
    — a noble edifice
  3. Of exalted rank; of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; highborn.
    — noble blood; a noble personage
  4. Of an element, unreactive.
  5. Belonging to a class of grape cultivars traditionally considered most favorable for winemaking, usually encompassing the six: Merlot, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon blanc, Chardonnay, and Riesling.
  6. Both isohedral and isogonal.

词形变化

nobles plural nobler comparative more noble comparative noblest superlative most noble superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
half-noble noble gas nobleman angel-noble antinoble ennoble nobility noble art noble birth noble-born noblebright noble chafer noble eightfold path noble experiment noble fir noble hops noble lie noble metal noble-minded nobleness noble rot noble savage noblewoman nobly nonnoble rose noble unnoble unnobled
相关词
danseur noble honorable

词源

词源 1
From Middle English noble, from Old French noble, borrowed from Latin nōbilis (“knowable, known, well-known, famous, celebrated, high-born, of noble birth, excellent”), from nōscere, gnōscere (“to know”).
False cognate of Arabic نبيل (nabīl). Displaced native Middle English athel, from Old English æþele.
词源 2
From Middle English noble, from Old French noble, borrowed from Latin nōbilis (“knowable, known, well-known, famous, celebrated, high-born, of noble birth, excellent”), from nōscere, gnōscere (“to know”).
False cognate of Arabic نبيل (nabīl). Displaced native Middle English athel, from Old English æþele.
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