Patrician



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 贵族
• ［英］ n. 贵族 ( a person of high birth; aristocrat)
• ［记］ patric ( 父亲) ＋ian -> 像父亲一样威严之人 -> 贵族

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English patricion, from Anglo-French patrician, from Latin patricius, from patres senators, from plural of pater father — more at father
• Date: 15th century
• 1. a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome
• 2.
  • a. a person of high birth ; aristocrat
  • b. a person of breeding and cultivation
• ? patrician adjective

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