"baron" in Chinese (Traditional)
男爵
Definition
在一些歐洲貴族體系中,男爵是較高等級的男性貴族,在許多傳統裡低於子爵或伯爵。這個詞也可以更廣泛地指在某個行業或領域中擁有很大權力或影響力的人。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
表示貴族頭銜時,多用於歷史語境。現代英語裡常見於 'media baron'、'oil baron'、'business baron' 等搭配,帶有富有、掌控力強、社會地位高的含義;女性形式是 'baroness'。
Examples
The baron lived in a large castle on the hill.
這位**男爵**住在山上的一座大城堡裡。
The king gave the soldier the title of baron.
國王授予那名士兵**男爵**頭銜。
People called him a railroad baron because he owned many trains.
人們稱他為鐵路**大亨**,因為他擁有很多列火車。
He acts like some kind of tech baron, but he still can't answer emails on time.
他表現得像個科技**大亨**似的,可還是不能準時回電子郵件。
The newspaper said the shipping baron was buying another company.
報紙說那位航運**大亨**正在收購另一家公司。
In that old movie, the baron is charming at first, then slowly becomes the villain.
在那部老電影裡,**男爵**一開始很有魅力,後來慢慢變成了反派。