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the nobility
the nobility 指整个贵族阶层，使用定冠词。
The nobility often held vast estates in the countryside.
贵族阶级在乡村通常拥有广阔的庄园。
贵族；贵族阶级
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贵族；贵族阶级
a privileged class holding hereditary titles
The nobility often held vast estates in the countryside.
贵族阶级在乡村通常拥有广阔的庄园。
贵族或特权社会阶层,历史上伴随世袭头衔；贵族阶级
A noble or privileged social class, historically accompanied by a hereditary title; aristocracy.
拥有世袭头衔的特权阶级
a privileged class holding hereditary titles
高贵的品质
The quality of being noble.
思想高尚、品格或理想崇高的品质
the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct
The nobility once owned most of the land in this region.
贵族阶层曾经拥有这个地区的大部分土地。
Members of the nobility were expected to attend the royal banquet.
贵族成员被要求出席皇家宴会。
In the past, the nobility held great political power in many countries.
过去，贵族在许多国家拥有巨大的政治权力。
the nobility 指整个贵族阶层，使用定冠词。
The nobility often held vast estates in the countryside.
贵族阶级在乡村通常拥有广阔的庄园。
nobility 常与 of 连用，表示某种品质或行为的高尚。
Her actions demonstrated the nobility of her character.
她的行为彰显了她品格的高尚。
Not this
He is a nobility.
Use this
He is a noble.
Nobility 是不可数名词，指贵族阶级整体；表示个体贵族应用可数名词 noble。
Not this
She has a nobility character.
Use this
She has a noble character.
Nobility 是名词，不能用作形容词；修饰名词 character 需用形容词 noble。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
世袭贵族
The hereditary nobility held vast estates and political power.
世袭贵族拥有巨大的地产和政治权力。
有头衔的贵族
Many members of the titled nobility attended the royal banquet.
许多有头衔的贵族参加了皇家宴会。
品格高尚
Her nobility of character was evident in her selfless actions.
她品格高尚，这在她无私的行动中显露无遗。
精神的高贵
She faced her illness with great nobility of spirit.
她以极大的精神高贵面对疾病。
目标的高尚
The project was driven by a nobility of purpose.
该项目由高尚的目标驱动。
品格的崇高
His actions reflected a true nobility of character.
他的行为反映了真正的品格崇高。
真正的贵族并非胜过他人，而是胜过昨天的自己。
This quote is often used in self-improvement contexts, appearing in movies and books to emphasize that nobility is a quality of character developed over time.
这句引言常用于自我提升的语境中，出现在电影和书籍里，强调贵族品格是随时间培养的内在品质。
贵族身份并非与生俱来，而是由行为所定义。
From the movie 'The Last Samurai' (2003), this line reflects the samurai code of honor, suggesting that true nobility comes from deeds, not lineage.
出自电影《最后的武士》（2003），这句台词反映了武士的荣誉准则，暗示真正的贵族来自行为而非血统。
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想象贵族（nobility）戴着皇冠，行为高尚（noble）。
正式场合，历史阶级与道德品质
All listed words rhyme with 'nobility' (/noʊˈbɪlɪti/), sharing the stressed vowel /ɪ/ and the following /lɪti/ ending. Be cautious with lookalikes such as 'city' (/ˈsɪti/) or 'pity' (/ˈpɪti/), which lack the /l/ and have different stress patterns.
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