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senhor

/sin-yawr, -yohr; Portuguese si-nyawr/US // sɪnˈyɔr, -ˈyoʊr; Portuguese sɪˈnyɔr //

老人,老头子,前辈,老头

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural se·nhors, Portuguese se·nho·res [si-nyaw-rish]. /sɪˈnyɔ rɪʃ/.

    • : a Portuguese term of address equivalent to sir or Mr.,used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man.Abbreviation: Sr.

Examples

  • It just took the “other” Senhor José a few decades to realize that.

  • “Metaphors have always been the best way of explaining things,” Senhor José says in All the Names.

  • Senhor José remains stationary, but this lengthy series of clauses propels the reader along an unmarked path.

  • Carta por senhor commandante,” interrupted a Portuguese, presenting a letter to the colonel; “O senhor embaixo; queir risposta.

  • Tell me,” he said, “was it Senhor Alcatrante who had you sent?

  • “I am tired of being followed, Senhor,” he said disgustedly, freeing his elbow.

  • The Senhor Antonio stood close behind the Irishman, with his arms folded and a sarcastic smile on his countenance.

  • Senhor F. de Riano tells us that from the ninth to the eleventh centuries, Spain was producing fine silk tissues.