ennoble

[英] [iˈnəubl] [美] [ɛnˈnobəl] 生词本

vt.

  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

  • 英英释义

1. VERB 使崇高;使高尚 To ennoble someone or something means to make them more dignified and morally better. 
  • ...the enduring fundamental principles of life that ennoble mankind.

    使人类彰显高尚的经久不衰的人生基本准则

ennobling
  • ...the ennobling and civilizing power of education.

    教育使人高尚、具有教养的力量

2. VERB 封…为贵族 If someone is ennobled, they are made a member of the nobility. 
  • ...the son of a financier who had been ennobled.

    被封为贵族的金融家之子

  • ...the newly ennobled Lord Archer.

    新近被封为贵族的阿彻男爵

Verb

1. confer dignity or honor upon;

  • "He was dignified with a title"

2. give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility