Word of the Day : November 24, 2020
mogul
大亨;有權勢的人
noun MOH-gul
Definition
1 capitalized Mogul : an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin; especially : Great Mogul
大寫的Mogul:數個徵服團隊從蒙古,土耳其和波斯或印度的穆斯林『印度穆斯林的後裔』衍生而來; 特別是:Mogul 『蒙古』
2 : a great personage : magnate
一位偉大的人:大亨;富豪;巨頭
Examples
"The philanthropic foundation created by the hedge fund mogul Ray Dalio is donating $50 million to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital to address health social inequalities." — The New York Times, 14 Oct. 2020
對衝基金大亨 Ray Dalio 創建的慈善基金會向 NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital 捐贈了5000萬美元,以解決健康方面的社會不平等問題。」
"The Atlanta rap mogul is walking around Super Sound Studios, the recording haven he purchased last year, talking into the heel of his phone." — Melissa Ruggieri, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 25 Sept. 2020
The Atalanta rap mogul 在Super Sound Studios 周圍走著,這段錄音是去年與他手機通話得到的。
Did You Know?
Started by Bābur, a descendant of Genghis Khan, the Muslim Mogul dynasty ruled much of India from the early 16th century to the mid-18th century. The Moguls (whose name is also spelled Moghul or Mughal) were known for their talented and powerful rulers (called "Great Moguls"), so it's no surprise that in English the word mogul came to denote a powerful person, as in today's familiar references to "media moguls." Skiers might wonder if such power moguls have anything to do with the name they use for a bump in a ski run, but that hilly homonym has nothing to do with Asian Mogul dynasties. We picked up the skier's mogul from German dialect, from a word that is probably related to the Viennese mugl, meaning "small hill."
由成吉思汗的後裔巴布爾(Bābur)創立,穆斯林莫臥兒王朝從16世紀初期到18世紀中葉統治著印度的大部分地區。 The Moguls『大寫』(他們的名字也被拼寫為 Moghul 或 Mogal)以其有才華且強大的統治者(被稱為「Great Moguls 『偉大的人』」)而聞名,因此毫不奇怪,英語中的 mogul 『小寫』代表了一個有能力的人,就像今天熟悉的參考文獻一樣 到「media moguls『媒體大亨』」。 Skiers 可能會懷疑這樣的moguls 是否與他們在滑雪道中使用的bump 名字有關,但是hilly 的同音字與 Asian Mogul dynasties 無關。 我們從德國方言中挑選了the skier's mogul,這個單詞可能與the Viennese mugl有關,意為「small hill『小山丘』」。
Test Your Vocabulary
Unscramble the letters to create a word that refers to a governor of the Mogul Empire or to a person of great wealth: BANBO.