belonging by rank, title, or birth to the aristocracy 贵族的
having or showing fine personal qualities or high moral principles and ideals 高贵的,高尚的 the promotion of human rights was a noble aspiration. 促进人权是一种高尚的志向。 ■of imposing or magnificent size or appearance (规模或外观)壮丽的,宏伟的 ■of excellent or superior quality 品质卓越的
noun
(especially in former times) a person of noble rank or birth (尤指旧时的)贵族
(historical)a former English gold coin first issued in 1351 (史)(于1351年首次发行的)英国金币
常用词组 the noble art (或 science) (of self-defence)
(chiefly archaic)boxing (主古)拳击
派生 nobleness noun nobly adverb 语源
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin (g)nobilis 'noted, high-born', from an Indo-European root shared by know