1 honest; full of courage and care for others 高尚的;崇高的:
a noble leader伟大的领袖noble ideas/actions高尚的思想╱行动
2 belonging to the highest social class 贵族的:
a man of noble birth出身高贵的人 ➔nobly /ˈnəʊbli ||; ˈnoblɪ/ adv
noble²
/ˈnəʊbl ||; ˈnobḷ/noun
[C] (in past times) a person who belonged to the highest social class and had a special title (古时)贵族
[SYN]A more common word nowadays is a peer. 现今较常用peer。
noblenoblenoblesnoblernoblestadjective (nobler, noblest)1good, honest and caring about other people: noble thoughts2belonging to the highest social class: a man of noble birth