nib
Word family adjectivenibbednounnib
nib /nɪb/ noun [countableC] 2 his/her nibs old-fashioned informal someone in authority or someone who thinks they are important 上司;要人;自以为了不起的人 And how’s his nibs this morning? 那么这位大人物今天上午怎样了?
Origin nib (1500-1600) Probably from neb “beak” ((11-19 centuries)), from Old English nebb