| 释义 |
‖ señor|seˈɲor|
Pl. señores |seˈɲores|. Also 7 sennor.
[Sp. señor:—L. seniōrem: cf. signor, seigneur and seignior.]
1. In Spanish use or with reference to a Spaniard: A title of respect placed before the name of a man, equivalent to ‘Mr.’
1622Mabbe tr. Aleman's Guzman d'Alf. i. 129 How now (Sennor few-clothes) what winde draue you hither? 1868M. B. Betham-Edwards Through Sp. 166 Señor Bensaken..would wait upon the Señoras at once, was the reply.
b. Used without the name as a form of address.
1832W. Irving Alhambra I. 196 ‘But have you ever met with it yourself?’.. ‘No, Señor, God be thanked!’ 1884F. Boyle Borderland 372 Now, señores! What was the creature that pursued me thus, in broad daylight?
c. A Spanish gentleman.
1868M. B. Betham-Edwards Through Sp. 189, I am..but a humble Señor, of little account.
2. A feudal lord, seigneur (in Spain).
1845Ford Handbk. Spain ii. 938 Castro Urdiales of which the Black Prince was Señor, has its bay [etc.]. |
