grandee是什么意思？

grandee

英[grænˈdi:] 美[ɡrænˈdi]

• n. 贵族，大公，显贵者；

复数：grandees;

例句

• 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。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  大公（旧时西班牙的最高爵位）
  In the past, a grandee was a Spanish prince of the highest rank.
• N-COUNT
  大人物；显贵；（尤指）政要
  You can refer to someone, especially a politician, who is upper class and has a lot of influence as a grandee .
  例句
  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。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a nobleman of highest rank in Spain or Portugal