ennoble

柯林斯词典

1. V-T To ennoble someone or something means to make them more dignified and morally better. 使高贵; 使崇高[文学性]
...the enduring fundamental principles of life that ennoble mankind. ...经久不衰的生活基本准则，让人类彰显高尚。
2. ennoblingADJ
...the ennobling and civilizing power of education. ...教育使人高尚、文明开化的力量。
3. V-T If someone is ennobled, they are made a member of a country's nobility. 封为贵族; 封爵[正式] [usu passive]
...the son of a financier who had been ennobled. ...已获封爵的金融家之子。