高贵

• 拼音: gāo guì
• 汉字拆解: 高 (high, elevated); 贵 = 中 + 贝 (precious, noble — cowrie shells were ancient currency)

含义

Noble; dignified; of high social rank or refined elegance; possessing qualities associated with aristocracy or superior moral character.

Used to describe both social rank and personal bearing. Can refer to noble ancestry (高贵的血统) or noble character (高贵的品质). Also describes refined, elegant aesthetics in objects or art. More literary and elevated than 高雅.

例句

1. 她的举止优雅从容，散发出一种不假修饰的高贵气质，令在场所有人折服。
2. 这位外交官以其高贵的品格和出众的才华，赢得了国际社会的广泛尊重。
3. 这件旗袍以丝绸刺绣精工制作，展现出东方女性的高贵与典雅之美。

用法指南

语境: character, elegance, social, aristocracy

语气: admiring

正确说法

• 尽管家道中落，她依然保持着那份与生俱来的高贵气度，从未因困境而失去自尊。(Despite the decline of her family fortunes, she retained that innate dignity, never losing her self-respect in the face of hardship.)
• 这幅肖像画捕捉到了人物高贵端庄的神韵，是画家迄今为止最具代表性的作品之一。(This portrait captured the noble, dignified spirit of the subject — one of the artist's most representative works to date.)

错误说法

• 这道菜很高贵 — 高贵 describes character, bearing, or social status; use 精致 or 珍贵 for refined or precious food

起源与历史

高 (high/elevated) + 贵 (precious/noble)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal