词组 | noble |
释义 | noble /ˈnəʊbəl $ ˈnoʊ-/ adjective 1. morally good and deserving praise or respectnounsa noble cause They believe they are fighting for a noble cause.a noble goal/aim Keeping unemployment as low as possible is a noble goal.a noble gesture His family appreciated the government’s noble gesture.a noble ideal The health service has genuinely noble ideals.a noble enterprise formal (=a noble activity) The peace process has been a noble enterprise.a noble calling (=a noble type of work) Public service is a noble calling.phrasesit/that is noble of sb “I offered to give her my ticket.” “That was very noble of you.”2. belonging to the highest social class, with a title such as ‘Duke’ or ‘Countess’nounsa noble family He came from a noble family.noble birth The Empress was served by ladies of noble birth.noble blood She may have noble blood in her veins.a noble name He had brought shame on his noble name. |
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