| 释义 |
aristocracy /a-ri-stokˈrə-si/ noun- Government by, or political power of, a privileged order
- A state governed in this way
- A nobility or privileged class
- A class of people holding privileged status in any field
ORIGIN: Gr aristokratiā, from aristos best, and kratos power aristocrat /arˈis-tə-krat or ə-risˈ/ noun (sometimes (informal) - Shortened to aristo /aˈris-tō or ə-risˈtō/ (pl aristos)) a member of an aristocracy
- A person who has the characteristics of or attributed to an aristocracy
- A haughty person
- One of the best (or the best) of its kind
aristocratˈic adjective - (also aristocratˈical) belonging to an aristocracy
- Having the character that belongs to, or is thought to befit, aristocracy
aristocratˈically adverb aristocratism /-tokˈrə-tizm/ noun The spirit of, practices of, or belief in, aristocracy |