| 单词 | ennoble |
| 释义 | ennoble (once / 1876 pages) v To ennoble someone is to make them a Lord or a Baroness — to bestow a noble title upon them. The Queen of England has the power to ennoble people, turning Paul McCartney into Sir Paul McCartney, for example. One way to use the verb ennoble is to mean, literally, "make someone a noble or a member of the nobility." It can also mean "bestow or lend dignity to" or "make dignified." You could say, "Reading great books ennobles the mind," or "Treating others with kindness ennobles a person." Ennoble comes from the Old French ennoblir, from the prefix en-, "put in," and the Latin root nobilis, "excellent, superior, or splendid." WORD FAMILYennoble: ennobled, ennoblement, ennobles, ennobling+/ennobling: ennoblingly/nobility: nobilities/noble: ennoble, nobility, nobleness, nobler, nobles, noblest, nobly/nobleness: noblenesses/nobly: noblys USAGE EXAMPLESBut even some of the president’s critics say his presence ennobled their injuries and made them feel part of a larger plan. New York Times(Nov 29, 2016) On Thursday, a government minister referred to Trump as a peer of the realm, before quickly dampening speculation that he could be ennobled. The Guardian(Nov 17, 2016) So is ennobled suffering, though he imbues his characters with enough flawed humanity that they come across as people, not icons. New York Times(Nov 16, 2016) 1v give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility Syn|Hypo|Hyper entitle, gentle baronetise, baronetize confer baronetcy upon lordmake a lord of someone dub, knightraise (someone) to knighthood advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade give a promotion to or assign to a higher position 2v confer dignity or honor upon Syn|Hyper dignify honor, honour, reward bestow honor or rewards upon |
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