英语词汇“nabob”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

na•bob n. [countable]

na•bob n.

any very wealthy, influential, or powerful person.
British EmpireAlso, nawab. a person, esp. a European, who has made a large fortune in India or another country of the East.
British Empire, Governmentnawab (def. 1).

na•bob•er•y na′bob•ism, n. na′bob•ish, na•bob′i•cal, adj.
na′bob•ish•ly, na′bob•i•cal•ly, adv.
na′bob•ship′, n.

nabob /ˈneɪbɒb/ n

Etymology: 17th Century: from Portuguese nababo, from Hindi nawwāb; see nawab

单词	nabob
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 na•bob /ˈneɪbɑb/USA pronunciation n. [countable] a very wealthy, influential, or powerful person. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 na•bob (nā′bob),USA pronunciation n. any very wealthy, influential, or powerful person. British EmpireAlso, nawab. a person, esp. a European, who has made a large fortune in India or another country of the East. British Empire, Governmentnawab (def. 1). Hindi nawāb. See nawab 1605–15; na•bob•er•y (nā′bob ə rē, nā bob′ə rē),USA pronunciation na′bob•ism, n. na′bob•ish, na•bob′i•cal, adj. na′bob•ish•ly, na′bob•i•cal•ly, adv. na′bob•ship′, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: nabob /ˈneɪbɒb/ n informal a rich, powerful, or important man (formerly) a European who made a fortune in the Orient, esp in India another name for a nawab Etymology: 17th Century: from Portuguese nababo, from Hindi nawwāb; see nawab
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