mid-15c., "great man, noble, man of wealth," from Late Latin magnates, plural of magnas "great person, nobleman," from Latin magnus "great, large, big" (of size), "abundant" (of quantity), "great, considerable" (of value), "strong, powerful" (of force); of persons, "elder, aged," also, figuratively, "great, mighty, grand, important," from PIE *mag-no-, from root *meg- "great" (cognates: Sanskrit maha-, mahat- "great;" Greek megas, fem. megale "great, large;" Gothic mikils, Old English micel "great, big, many;" see mickle).
雙語例句
1. They've linked her with various men, including magnate Donald Trump.
他們把她與不同的男人扯上關系，包括大亨唐納德·特朗普。
來自柯林斯例句
2. A multimillionaire media magnate has shocked his employees with his candor by telling them all that he's putting his business affairs on hold to enter an alcoholism - counseling program.
一位身份數百萬的媒體大亨,坦誠地告訴他全體員工他將暫時擱置他的事業以便參加戒酒班,令員工大為驚愕.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. The newspaper was owned by a famous publishing magnate.
這家報紙為一位著名的出版業巨頭所有。
來自辭典例句
4. She is a financial magnate .
她是位金融巨頭。
來自辭典例句
5. That did not make him the top - paid auto magnate by any means.