/pəˈtrɪʃən/ adj.1.(of patricians)(尤指古罗马)贵族的
2.(aristocratic)贵族的；显贵的；有贵族气质的
the patrician banker Sir Charles Villiers贵族出身的银行家查尔斯•维利尔斯爵士
He was a lean, patrician gent in his early sixties.他是一个六十岁出头、有着贵族气质的清瘦绅士。
her crisp, patrician voice她干净利落的贵族式嗓音
3.(antidemocratic)寡头政治的；反民主的