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单词 doyen
释义

doyen

/ˈdɔɪən / /ˈdwɑːjã /
noun
The most respected or prominent person in a particular field: he became the doyen of British physicists...
  • Madurai produced several doyens in different fields in the past and so it will in the years to come.
  • This May will see the seventh edition of the music festival, once again bringing doyens of the field to the Capital.
  • Then a doyen of the field turned up with a costume, wand and scent.

Origin

Late 17th century: via French from Old French deien (see dean1).

Rhymes

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