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
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/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。