noble
adj
noun
ˈnəʊbəl
adj
1
morally
good
or
generous
in
a
way
that
is
admired
高尚的，崇高的; 豁达的
It’s
very
noble
of
you
to
spend
all
your
weekends
helping
the
old
folk.
你心地真好，所有周末都用来帮助老人。
noble
ideals
崇高的理想
2
belonging
to
the
nobility
贵族的，显贵的
only before noun 仅用于名词前
noble
family/blood/birth
etc
a
member
of
an
ancient
noble
family
古代贵族家庭成员
The
Marquis
would
have
to
marry
a
woman
of
noble
blood.
那位侯爵必须和有贵族血统的女子结婚。
3
something
that
is
noble
is
very
impressive
and
beautiful
宏伟的，堂皇的，壮丽的
the
old
church
with
its
noble
tower
有宏伟塔楼的老教堂
4
noble gas/metal
a
noble
gas
or
metal
is
not
affected
chemically
by
other
substances
[术语] 惰性气体/贵金属
technical
5
noble savage
someone
who
comes
from
a
society
that
is
less
developed
or
interested
in
money
than
western
countries,
making
them
morally
better
than
people
who
live
in
western
countries
[文] 高尚的野蛮人
literary
noun
6
a
member
of
the
highest
social
class
with
a
title
such
as
‘Duke’
or
‘Countess’
贵族〔如公爵或女伯爵〕