nabob

n. 印度莫卧儿帝国的地方长官, 在印度发财的欧洲人, 富豪

发音

US /ˈneɪbɑb/
UK /ˈneɪbɒb/

词形变化

nabobs 复数 nabobs

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An Indian ruler within the Mogul empire.

    历史
  2. 2.

    A person with a grandiose style or manner.

    引申义
  3. 3.

    Someone of great wealth or importance.

    引申义

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

nawab

上位词 2

governor man of means

相关短语

Binky Nabob

词源

In colloquial usage in English since 1612, from a corruption of Hindustani नवाब (navāb) / نواب (navāb, “nawab”), perhaps via Portuguese nababo, from Classical Persian نَوَّاب (nawwāb), from Arabic نُوَّاب (nuwwāb), the honorific plural of نَائِب (nāʔib, “deputy”).

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