noble

柯林斯詞典

1. ADJ If you say that someone is a noble person, you admire and respect them because they are unselfish and morally good. 高尚的[表贊許]
He was an upright and noble man who was always willing to help in any way he could. 他是一個(gè)正直、高尚的人，總是愿意盡其所能來幫忙。
2. noblyADV 高尚地[ADV with v]
Eric's sister had nobly volunteered to help with the gardening. 埃里克的姐姐無私地主動(dòng)幫忙做些園藝工作。
3. ADJ If you say that something is a noble idea, goal, or action, you admire it because it is based on high moral principles. 崇高的[表贊許]
He had implicit faith in their noble intentions. 他對他們的崇高目標(biāo)深信不疑。
We'll always justify our actions with noble sounding theories. 我們將始終用崇高的理論思想指導(dǎo)我們的行動(dòng)。
4. ADJ If you describe something as noble, you think that its appearance or quality is very impressive, making it superior to other things of its type. 卓越的; 超群的
...the great parks with their noble trees. …樹木參天的大公園。
5. ADJ Noble means belonging to a high social class and having a title. 高貴的; 貴族的
...rich and noble families. …富有而高貴的家族。