英语词汇“patrician”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	patrician
释义	Trends of patrician View usage for: patrician (pətrɪʃən) Word forms: plural patricians 1. countable noun A patrician is a person who comes from a family of high social rank. [formal] ...the patrician banker Sir Charles Villiers. Synonyms: aristocrat, peer, noble, nobleman or woman More Synonyms of patrician 2. adjective If you describe someone as patrician, you mean that they behave in a sophisticated way, and look as though they are from a high social rank. He was a lean, patrician gent in his early sixties. ...her crisp, patrician voice. Synonyms: aristocratic, noble, lordly, gentle [archaic] More Synonyms of patrician patrician in British English (pəˈtrɪʃən) noun 1. a member of the hereditary aristocracy of ancient Rome. In the early republic the patricians held almost all the higher offices Compare plebs (sense 2) 2. a high nonhereditary title awarded by Constantine and his eastern Roman successors for services to the empire 3. (in medieval Europe) a. a title borne by numerous princes including several emperors from the 8th to the 12th centuries b. a member of the upper class in numerous Italian republics and German free cities 4. an aristocrat 5. a person of refined conduct, tastes, etc adjective 6. (esp in ancient Rome) of, relating to, or composed of patricians 7. aristocratic 8. oligarchic and often antidemocratic or nonpopular patrician political views Word origin C15: from Old French patricien, from Latin patricius noble, from pater father patrician in American English (pəˈtrɪʃən) noun 1. in ancient Rome a. a member of any of the ancient Roman citizen families b. later, a member of the nobility see also plebeian c. a member of a class of honorary nobility of the later Empire d. a chief administrator in the Roman provinces in Africa and Italy 2. a person of high rank in some medieval Italian republics and in certain free cities of the German Empire 3. any person of high social rank; aristocrat adjective 4. of or characteristic of patricians 5. noble; aristocratic Word origin ME patricion < MFr patricien < L patricius < patres, senators, lit., fathers, pl. of pater, father Examples of 'patrician' in a sentence patrician He did not have independent means and yet there was a patrician air about him. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It reeks of a patrician class handing down doctrines of obedience to the subservient masses. Times, Sunday Times (2011) He came from a wealthy patrician family. Times, Sunday Times (2006) At the beginning of the week there's a more patrician air to the place. Times, Sunday Times (2015) To the 21st-century ear his voice sounds too patrician. Times, Sunday Times (2014) This business is all about looks and this is the face I have got and it looks rather patrician. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Fast Black is as far from his patrician image as it's possible to get. Times, Sunday Times (2007) In his rich, patrician voice he would spin soaring, painfully funny metaphysical yarns from the apparent chaos of his life. Times, Sunday Times (2010) In other languages patrician British English: patrician NOUN A patrician is a person who comes from a family of high social rank. He was a rich man, a patrician. American English: patrician Brazilian Portuguese: patrício Chinese: 贵族 European Spanish: patricio French: patricien German: Patrizier Italian: nobile Japanese: 上流階級の人 Korean: 귀족의 European Portuguese: patrício Latin American Spanish: patricio (noun) in the sense of aristocrat Definition an aristocrat He was a patrician, born to wealth. Synonyms aristocrat The car had once belonged to a Prussian aristocrat. peer The author is a life peer and the former MP. noble In those days, many of the nobles and landowners were a law unto themselves. nobleman or woman aristo (informal) childe (archaic) (adjective) in the sense of aristocratic Definition aristocratic a member of a patrician German family Synonyms aristocratic a wealthy, aristocratic family noble Although he was of noble birth he lived as a poor man. lordly the site of a lordly mansion gentle (archaic) high-class blue-blooded highborn (old-fashioned) The book is about a group of highborn aristocrats. Additional synonyms in the sense of gentle Synonyms well-bred, cultured, civil, polished, gentlemanly, elegant, noble, refined, polite, upper-class, aristocratic, courteous, genteel, ladylike, well-born, high-born, gentlemanlike in the sense of highborn The book is about a group of highborn aristocrats. Synonyms noble, aristocratic, patrician, gentle (archaic), pedigreed, thoroughbred, blue-blooded, well-born in the sense of lordly Definition of or suitable to a lord the site of a lordly mansion Synonyms noble, grand, princely, imperial, majestic, dignified, regal, stately, aristocratic, lofty, gracious, exalted Nearby words of patrician patio patois patriarch patrician patrimony patriot patriotic Synonyms of 'patrician' patrician Explore 'patrician' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of noble Definition a person who holds a title and high social rank In those days, many of the nobles and landowners were a law unto themselves. Synonyms or lady">lord or lady, peer, aristocrat, nobleman or woman, aristo (informal), childe (archaic) in the sense of noble Definition belonging to a class of people who hold titles and high social rank Although he was of noble birth he lived as a poor man. Synonyms aristocratic, lordly, titled, gentle (archaic), patrician, blue-blooded, highborn (old-fashioned), grand, excellent, splendid, elevated, eminent in the sense of peer Definition a person who holds any of the five grades of the British nobility: duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron The author is a life peer and the former MP. Synonyms noble, lord, count, duke, earl, baron, aristocrat, viscount, marquess, marquis, nobleman or woman, aristo (informal)
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