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noble ['nəubl]

n. 贵族

a. 高贵的, 高尚的, 贵族的, 辉煌的

He is a man of noble birth.
他出身贵族。
It's very noble of you to look after my old grandmother when I was out for business.
你心地真好，在我出差期间照顾我年迈的外婆。

noble

[ noun ]

a titled peer of the realm

<noun.person>

[ adj ]

of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times

<adj.all>

of noble birth

having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character

<adj.all>

a noble spirit

noble deeds

impressive in appearance

<adj.all>

a baronial mansion

an imposing residence

a noble tree

severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses

stately columns

inert especially toward oxygen

<adj.all>

a noble gas such as helium or neon

noble metals include gold and silver and platinum

Noble \No"ble\, a. [Compar. {Nobler}; superl. {Noblest}.] [F.
noble, fr. L. nobilis that can be or is known, well known,
famous, highborn, noble, fr. noscere to know. See {know}.]
1. Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above
whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable;
magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a noble heart.

Statues, with winding ivy crowned, belong
To nobler poets for a nobler song. --Dryden.

2. Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid; as, a noble
edifice.

3. Of exalted rank; of or pertaining to the nobility;
distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title;
highborn; as, noble blood; a noble personage.

Note: Noble is used in the formation of self-explaining
compounds; as, noble-born, noble-hearted, noble-minded.

{Noble gas} (Chem.), a gaseous element belonging to group
VIII of the periodic table of elements, not combining with
other elements under normal reaction conditions;
specifically, {helium}, {neon}, {argon}, {krypton},
{xenon}, or {radon}; also called {inert gas}.

{Noble metals} (Chem.), silver, gold, and platinum; -- so
called from their resistance to oxidation by air and to
dissolution by acids. Copper, mercury, aluminium,
palladium, rhodium, iridium, and osmium are sometimes
included.

Syn: Honorable; worthy; dignified; elevated; exalted;
superior; sublime; great; eminent; illustrious;
renowned; stately; splendid; magnificent; grand;
magnanimous; generous; liberal; free.

Noble \No"ble\, n.
1. A person of rank above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer.

2. An English money of account, and, formerly, a gold coin,
of the value of 6 s. 8 d. sterling, or about $1.61 (in
1913).

3. (Zo["o]l.) A European fish; the lyrie.

Noble \No"ble\, v. t.
To make noble; to ennoble. [Obs.]

Thou nobledest so far forth our nature. --Chaucer.

Lyrie \Ly"rie\ (l[imac]"r[i^]), n. [Icel. hl[=y]ri a sort of
fish.] (Zo["o]l.)
A European fish ({Peristethus cataphractum}), having the body
covered with bony plates, and having three spines projecting
in front of the nose; -- called also {noble}, {pluck},
{pogge}, {sea poacher}, and {armed bullhead}.

So even if forces are significantly reduced on both sides, a noble goal indeed, we will remain in Europe as long as our friends want and need us.
"At a time when so many negative things are being said about people in public life, it is important to remind people, especially young people, that public service can be a noble cause," the letter read.
They collaborated and coordinated with it, they intrigued and plotted in the vilest, basest manner, against the nation and its noble causes.
Was it because he didn't pay his taxes or because he wolf-whistled a noble lady; either thesis is possible.' No use arguing with Jose that Don Quixote never existed, and that the man imprisoned in Argamasilla was Miguel Cervantes, his hero's inventor.
Haute cuisine was a matter for the noble houses.
His Brahms now is very much the product of maturity - wise and noble, absolutely unforced. What a splendid move on the part of the Philharmonia to bring him to London for these four concerts, featuring the symphonies and the concertos.
Presently you see a noble ship taking advantage of the incoming tide.
Schooling inculcates a physical response to every action that is both harmonious and noble in scale.
Chelsea is artificial, a suspension of disbelief. This weekend I can still disbelieve it, especially when looking at the daphnes in my garden. Of all the noble families, daphnes are particularly ill-suited to flower-shows.
It was the apostles' own calling." "There is something noble about being a fisherman, about producing food for people to eat," Backer says.
Instead, his purpose was to warn against the dangers of government intervention into private relations even for a cause as noble as desegregation.
Other ad executives say First's attitude toward advertising may sound noble but may not be very farsighted.
Guy Smiley, "America's favorite game show host." _The Count, an Eastern European of noble birth who is obsessed with numbers.
To the literary mind, it called up comfortingly noble images of gaunt men in hob-nailed boots gathering under great iron wheels, or women in shawls mashing tea by blackened cottage hearths.
"The whole world and all Africa is counting on you to work through dialogue toward a triumph for the noble cause of peace, equality and brotherhood," Boigny said.
With some notable exceptions, the Economist's reporters in the U.S. follow this rule: Democrats tend to be noble, selfless guardians of the public trust.
To aid him in this noble endeavor, Mr. Alba recruits the young woman's mother as a partner in planning for college.
The third volume, when he's passing civil rights legislation, takes hundreds of pages and you really see him doing something noble.
Mrs Pamela Harriman (born to a noble English family, formerly Mrs Randolph Churchill, formerly married to Leland Hayward, the Broadway producer, and widow of that great statesman Averell Harriman) is much more than the most charming and grandest of dames.
In recent times, often with noble intentions, we as a nation have discouraged good works.
The general dances of the first and third scenes are aristocratic because the dancers' training is itself noble.
For months, Capitol Hill's trade warriors have been saying they are engaged in the noble task of giving Americans a fair shake against foreign competition.
But this came through good will, noble manners and brotherhood." He referred apparently to territorial settlements concluded in the past by Saudi Arabia, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates.
Although the battle between publishers and phone companies is essentially a turf fight, it will be masked with noble rhetoric.
Hungarian soprano Eva Marton does double duty in "Tannhauser," as the divine Venus and the noble Elizabeth.
That may seem like a noble cause that transcends the airline industry, but his critics say he is motivated less by altruism than by a desire to raise costs at archrival Continental Airlines.
When to make amends they decided to offer 200 of the best, so many noble parents volunteered their young that they had 300 to choose from.
President Bush today urged top federal executives to help fulfill his quest for an administration beyond ethical reproach, where government service is seen as "a noble calling." "There is a mandate to fulfill.
Adams concludes however that the internal reform of the agencies has been too limited to meet the challenges of a fast changing world. His book is a noble attempt to shed light on a difficult subject but not a definitive history.
The noble brow was furrowed.

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