magnate

名词 magnate:

1. a very wealthy or powerful businessman
   同义词：baron, big businessman, business leader, king, mogul, power, top executive, tycoon

1. The list so settled it now a slate, unless some discontented magnate objects and threatens to withdraw. To do so is called "breaking the slate".
   除非某个心怀不满的大亨加以反对并威胁要退出，这样决定下来的名单就成了人名单。如果出现反对或退出的行为，那就称为“撕毁候选人名单”。
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.
   一位身份数百万的媒体大亨，坦诚地告诉他全体员工他将暂时搁置他的事业以便参加戒酒班，令员工大为惊愕。

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n.（名词）
A powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry:
巨头：有权威的或有影响力的人，尤指工商界或工业界：
例句：
an oil magnate.
石油巨头

来源：
From Middle English magnates [magnates]
源自 中古英语 magnates [权贵]
from Late Latin magn3tôs [pl. of] magn3s [magnate]
源自 后期拉丁语 magn3tôs [] magn3s的复数 [杰出的人]
from Latin magnus [great] * see meg-
源自 拉丁语 magnus [伟大的] *参见 meg-