单词 | sangre azul |
释义 | sangre azuln. The ‘blue blood’ of the old and aristocratic Spanish families (see note s.v. blood n. 5a). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > [noun] > blue blood blue blood1811 sangre azul1834 1834 M. Edgeworth Helen I. xv. 317 One [officer]..from Spain, of high rank and birth, of the sangre azula, the blue blood. 1846 R. Ford Gatherings from Spain xix. 259 Sangre azul is the ichor of demigods which flows in the arteries of the grandees. 1876 Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 601 The sephardim..once contained the sangre azul of the nation. 1975 H. McCloy Minotaur Country vii. 74 Carlos..was the embodiment of sangré azul. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1834 |
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