aristocrat
noun /ˈærɪstəkræt/
/əˈrɪstəkræt/
- a member of the aristocracy
（一个）贵族 compare commonerTopics Historyc1- The castle has been owned by a succession of wealthy aristocrats.
这座城堡被一系列富有的贵族所拥有。 - At that time, diplomatic posts were filled by aristocrats.
那时候，外交职务由贵族担任。 - He had the air of an aristocrat.
他有贵族的派头。 - He received the patronage of a minor local aristocrat.
他得到了当地一个小贵族的赞助。 - The owners are French aristocrats who fled to England.
主人是逃到英国的法国贵族。
词源late 18th cent.: from French aristocrate (a word of the French Revolution), from aristocratie, from Greek aristokratia, from aristos ‘best’ + -kratia ‘power’. - The castle has been owned by a succession of wealthy aristocrats.