名詞 magnate:

1. a very wealthy or powerful businessman
   同義詞：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".
   除非某個心懷不滿的大亨加以反對并威脅要退出，這樣決定下來的名單就成了人名單。如果出現(xiàn)反對或退出的行為，那就稱為“撕毀候選人名單”。
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.
   一位身份數(shù)百萬的媒體大亨，坦誠地告訴他全體員工他將暫時擱置他的事業(yè)以便參加戒酒班，令員工大為驚愕。

mag.nate

n.（名詞）
A powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry:
巨頭：有權(quán)威的或有影響力的人，尤指工商界或工業(yè)界：
例句：
an oil magnate.
石油巨頭

來源：
From Middle English magnates [magnates]
源自 中古英語 magnates [權(quán)貴]
from Late Latin magn3tôs [pl. of] magn3s [magnate]
源自 后期拉丁語 magn3tôs [] magn3s的復(fù)數(shù) [杰出的人]
from Latin magnus [great] * see meg-
源自 拉丁語 magnus [偉大的] *參見 meg-