ennoble 专八

Hard work ennobles human spirit.

艰苦工作使人精神变得高尚。

Persons thus co-opted by the Senate were liable to the burden of the praetorship, and likewise those whom the Emperor ennobled, unless special exemption were granted.

被元老院选中或得到皇恩典人将背上司法官重负，除非得到特别豁免。

I think, in part, we mythologize sacrifice, ennoble it with layer upon layer of redemptive they-did-not-suffer-and-die-in-vain meaning, because it enables us to bear the pain of loss.

我想，我神话牺牲者，给批上一层救赎外衣，认为苦难和死亡并非毫无意义而更显尊贵，在某种程度上只是为了让我能承受失去痛苦。