aristocrat

noun
🔊/ˈærɪstəkræt/
🔊/əˈrɪstəkræt/
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  1. a member of the aristocracy(一个)贵族
    Extra Examples
    • The castle has been owned by a succession of wealthy aristocrats.这座城堡由一系列富有的贵族拥有。
    • At that time, diplomatic posts were filled by aristocrats.那时候,外交职务由贵族担任。
    • He had the air of an aristocrat.他有贵族的派头。
    • He received the patronage of a minor local aristocrat.他得到了当地未成年贵族的支持。
    • The owners are French aristocrats who fled to England.业主是逃到英国的法国贵族。
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    Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French aristocrate (a word of the French Revolution), from aristocratie, from Greek aristokratia, from aristos ‘best’ + -kratia ‘power’.