音标:[pә'triʃәn] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
n. 贵族, 有教养的人
a. 贵族的, 显贵的
n. a person of refined upbringing and manners
s. befitting a person of noble origin
词型变化:名词复数形式 : patricians
考试类型:[GRE]
词性分布:
名词90%
形容词10%

patrician的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. Its patrician dignity was a picturesque sham.它的贵族的尊严只是一套华丽的伪装。
  2. She comes from an old patrician family.她出身名门望族。
用作名词(n.)
  1. The old patrician was buried in the family vault .这位老贵族埋在家族的墓地里。

经典引文

  • The power..vested in the senate truly belonged to the patrician order.

    出自:W. Spalding
  • Amid the drawling consciously patrician tones, a hint of suburban vowels.

    出自:P. Farmer
【近义词】

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