[with obj.]give (someone) a noble rank or title 封…为贵族 ■lend greater dignity or nobility of character to 使高贵,使崇高 the theatre is a moral instrument to ennoble the mind. 戏剧是提升精神境界的道德手段。
派生 ennoblement noun 语源
late 15th cent. (formerly also as innoble): from French ennoblir, from en- (expressing a change of state) + noble 'noble'