magnate
/ˈmæɡneɪt/ (bre, ipa) · [mˈæɡnət] /ˈmæɡneɪt/ (ame, ipa) · [mˈæɡnət] /ˈmag-ˌnāt How to pronounce magnate (audio) -nət/ (ame, mw)
magnate — 名詞
- magnatesingular
- magnatesplural
1. someone who is extremely wealthy and powerful because they own or control a majo
大亨；巨擘
掌控大型產業的富有權勢人物
someone who is extremely wealthy and powerful because they own or control a major business or industry
Media magnate Beatriz bought three local radio stations last year.
媒體大亨 Beatriz 去年買下了三家地方廣播電台。
media magnate + buy local stations
After the merger, Gabriel became one of Brazil's youngest banking magnates.
併購後，Gabriel 成了巴西最年輕的銀行業巨擘之一。
become one of the youngest magnates
The steel magnate promised new jobs when the factory reopened.
那位鋼鐵大亨承諾工廠重開時會提供新工作。
For years, Eve wrote about a shipping magnate's private island.
多年來，Eve 一直撰寫關於一位航運巨擘私人島嶼的報導。
Even as a magnate, Mert still checked prices in his own stores.
即使成了大亨，Mert 仍親自查看自家商店的價格。
- tycoon
a close synonym that is a little less formal and often used in business news
- mogul
often used for someone with major influence in media, film, or entertainment
- industrialist
more specific to manufacturing or heavy industry rather than business in general
- millionaire
focuses on wealth alone and does not necessarily suggest business control
文法句型
a media magnate buys stations
a steel magnate backs a factory
a shipping magnate owns a port
用法筆記
Usually modified by an industry word such as media, oil, steel, or shipping. Magnate stresses business power and control, not just personal wealth, so it is more specific than millionaire.