don
noun/dɒn/
/dɑːn/
- (British English) a teacher at a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge
(尤指牛津大学和剑桥大学的)大学教师 - an Oxford don
牛津大学教师
- an Oxford don
- (often used as a title) a Spanish gentleman
西班牙人;西班牙绅士 - She imagined a Spanish don living here in the 1800s.
她想象着 1800 年代有一位西班牙老爷子住在这里。 - Don Jose
唐何塞
- She imagined a Spanish don living here in the 1800s.
- (informal) the leader of a group of criminals involved with the Mafia
黑手党头目
Word Originnoun early 16th cent. (referring to a Spanish title which came before a male first name): from Spanish, from Latin dominus ‘lord, master’.