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doy·en /ˈdɔɪən/ noun [countable] EXPERIENCEDthe oldest, most respected, or most experienced member of a group 〔某团体中的〕最资深者,元老,泰斗doyen of the doyen of sports commentators 体育评论员中的元老Examples from the Corpusdoyen• The booklet provides full translations, and an excellent introduction by the doyen of Handel scholars, Winton Dean.• This is the burden of Blalock's views, one of the doyens of causal modelling and quantitative social research.• Otherwise the doyen of all sports may not have much of a future.• The doyen of Sydney is the Opera House.Origin doyen (1400-1500) French Late Latin decanus; → DEANdoy·en nounChineseSyllable most or oldest, the member respected, Corpus most experienced |