grandee

英 [græn'diː] 美
  • n. 贵族;要人;大公(西班牙或葡萄牙最高爵位)

英英释义


1. a nobleman of highest rank in Spain or Portugal

实用场景例句


He is a former defence secretary of the United States and a grandee of the Democratic Party.
他是美国前国防部长,也是民主党的显要人物。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He is a former defence secretary of the United States and a grandee of the Democratic Party.
他是美国前国防部长,也是民主党的显要人物。

柯林斯例句

双语例句


1. He is a former defence secretary of the United States and a grandee of the Democratic Party.
他是美国前国防部长,也是民主党的显要人物。

来自柯林斯例句

英文词源


grandee (n.)
1590s, from Spanish grande "nobleman of the first rank," originally an adjective, "great," from Latin grandis "big, great" (see grand (adj.)).

词态变化


复数: grandees;