patricianly

英[pə'trɪʃn] 美[pə'trɪʃn]
  • adj.贵族的;显贵的n.贵族
Noun:
  1. a person of refined upbringing and manners

  2. a member of the aristocracy

Adjective:
  1. befitting a person of noble origin;

    "a patrician nose"

  2. belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy;

    "an aristocratic family"
    "aristocratic Bostonians"
    "aristocratic government"
    "a blue family"
    "blue blood"
    "the blue-blooded aristocracy"
    "of gentle blood"
    "patrician landholders of the American South"
    "aristocratic bearing"
    "aristocratic features"
    "patrician tastes"

    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。