grandee

英 [græn'diː] 美
  • n. 贵族;要人;大公(西班牙或葡萄牙最高爵位)
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grandee (n.)
1590s, from Spanish grande "nobleman of the first rank," originally an adjective, "great," from Latin grandis "big, great" (see grand (adj.)).
1. He is a former defence secretary of the United States and a grandee of the Democratic Party.
他是美国前国防部长,也是民主党的显要人物。

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