单词 | noblesse oblige |
释义 | noblesse oblige[ noh-bles oh-bleezh; French naw-bles aw-bleezh ] / noʊˈblɛs oʊˈbliʒ; French nɔˈblɛs ɔˈbliʒ / nounthe moral obligation of those of high birth, powerful social position, etc., to act with honor, kindliness, generosity, etc. Origin of noblesse obligeFirst recorded in 1830–40; from French: literally, “nobility obliges” Words nearby noblesse obligenoble-minded, noble opal, noble rot, noble savage, noblesse, noblesse oblige, Noblesville, noblewoman, nobly, nobody, nobody home Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for noblesse obligenoblesse oblige / (nəʊˈblɛs əʊˈbliːʒ, French nɔblɛs ɔbliʒ) / nounoften ironic the supposed obligation of nobility to be honourable and generous Word Origin for noblesse obligeFrench, literally: nobility obliges Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for noblesse obligenoblesse oblige [ (noh-bles oh-bleezh) ] The belief that the wealthy and privileged are obliged to help those less fortunate. From French, meaning “nobility obligates.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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