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patrician/pəˈtriʃ(ə)n/ n. & adj.●n. 1 hist. a member of the ancient Roman nobility (cf. 参见 PLEBEIAN n. 1) [史义] (古罗马的)贵族 2 hist. a nobleman in some Italian republics [史义] (中世纪意大利的一些共和国的)显贵 3 an aristocrat 贵族 4 N. Amer. a refined or well-bred person [北美]有教养的人 ●adj. 1 noble, aristocratic 高贵的；贵族的 2 hist. of the ancient Roman nobility [史义]古罗马贵族的 3 N. Amer. refined, well-bred [北美]有教养的 [Middle English via Old French patricien from Latin patricius ‘having a noble father’, from pater patris ‘father’] |