patrician
含义: Belonging to or characteristic of the aristocracy or upper classes; displaying the refined bearing, authority, and assurance associated with hereditary privilege.
Patrician derives from the Roman social class of patricii (the founding families of Rome) and retains connotations of ancient lineage, inherited authority, and effortless superiority. In British English, it describes not just social position but a particular quality of manner — commanding, dignified, and slightly aloof. It is used both admiringly and critically. It collocates with 'patrician bearing', 'patrician family', 'patrician disdain', and 'patrician voice'.
例句
- The former chancellor carried himself with a patrician bearing that suggested generations of privilege and public service. 这位前财政大臣举止端庄,透露出几代人特权和公共服务的底蕴。El excanciller se conducía con un porte patricio que evocaba generaciones de privilegio y servicio público.元財務大臣は、何世代にもわたる特権と公共奉仕を思わせる貴族的な物腰で振る舞った。전직 재무장관은 여러 세대에 걸친 특권과 공직 봉사를 연상시키는 귀족적 태도로 행동했다.
- Her patrician disdain for populist rhetoric was evident in the barely concealed contempt with which she addressed the backbench rebellion. 她对民粹主义修辞的贵族式蔑视在她以几乎毫不掩饰的轻蔑回应后座议员叛乱时展露无遗。Su patricio desdén por la retórica populista era evidente en el desprecio apenas disimulado con que se dirigió a la rebelión de los diputados de las últimas filas.ポピュリスト的な修辞に対する彼女のパトリシアン的な軽蔑は、後方議員の反乱にほとんど隠しきれない侮蔑をもって応じた際に明白であった。포퓰리즘적 수사에 대한 그녀의 귀족적 경멸은, 원내 반란에 거의 숨기지 못한 멸시로 대응할 때 여실히 드러났다.
- The patrician families of Venice dominated the city's commerce and politics for centuries through a system of oligarchic self-government. 威尼斯的贵族家族通过寡头自治体系统治了这座城市的商业和政治长达数百年。Las familias patricias de Venecia dominaron el comercio y la política de la ciudad durante siglos mediante un sistema de autogobierno oligárquico.ヴェネツィアの貴族的名門は、寡頭的な自治の仕組みを通じて何世紀にもわたり市の商業と政治を支配した。베네치아의 귀족 가문들은 과두적 자치 체제를 통해 수 세기에 걸쳐 도시의 상업과 정치를 지배했다.
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用法指南
语境: literary, political, historical, media
语气: neutral
起源与历史
From Latin patricius meaning 'of the rank of the patres (fathers),' the hereditary aristocratic class of ancient Rome. From pater meaning 'father.' Entered English in the 15th century; the broader figurative sense developed by the 17th century.
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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