| 单词 | magnate |
| 释义 | magnate (once / 2084 pages) n If you’re a hugely successful businessperson, particularly if you’ve cornered the market in a specific area, you’re a magnate. Magnates are often larger-than-life characters, like that oil tycoon who wears a cowboy hat with his tuxedo. Historically, a magnate was a man of noble birth (from the Latin magnus, meaning "a nobleman," or at least someone distinguished by his achievements. In the twentieth century, the stock of a magnate has rather fallen. If you’re vulgar and loud-spoken as well as rich, you’re probably a magnate. Thanks to the legendary movie producer Samuel Goldwyn, all film studio heads are now "studio magnates." WORD FAMILYmagnate: magnates USAGE EXAMPLESHusband No. 2, Harry Karl, was a shoe magnate who lost his millions and hers through gambling and bad investments, according to her autobiography. Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2016) Eddie Fisher was hardly present for his daughter in her early years, and Reynolds’ second husband, shoe store magnate Harry Karl, was even worse. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) Season three’s baddie, publishing magnate Charles Augustus Magnussen, was not nearly as compelling. Time(Dec 25, 2016) n a very wealthy or powerful businessperson Syn|Hypo|Hyper baron, big businessman, business leader, king, mogul, power, top executive, tycoon oil tycoon a powerful person in the oil business businessman, man of affairs a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive) |
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