n.  贵族（成员）

• aristocratic

  a.  贵族（似）的 ≈ noble

• aristocracy

  n.  贵族 ≈ nobility

• an aristocratic family  贵族家庭

• members of the aristocracy  贵族成员

• Beginning in the late sixteenth century, it became fashionable for young aristocrats to visit Paris, Venice, Florence, and above all, Rome, as the culmination (终极) of their classical education. 年轻的贵族

• In England, where architecture was increasingly seen as an aristocratic pursuit, noblemen often applied what they learned from the villas of Palladio in the Veneto and the evocative (唤起回忆的) ruins of Rome to their own country houses and gardens.

  贵族的一种追求