peerage

英 ['pɪərɪdʒ] 美 ['pɪrɪdʒ]

• n. 贵族；贵族爵位或头衔；贵族名册

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. （总称）贵族
2. 贵族的爵位
3. 贵族头衔
4. 贵族名册
5. 贵族阶级
6. 贵族地位

英英释义

Noun:

1. the peers of a kingdom considered as a group

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Sir Peter was raised to the peerage.
   彼得先生被封为贵族。
2. The Queen conferred the dignity of a peerage on him.
   女王封他为贵族。
3. The king raised his general to the peerage for winning the war.
   由于赢得了这场战争，国王封他的将军为贵族。
4. After ten years in the government she was given a peerage.
   她在政府中任职十年之后，被授予了爵位。

经典引文

• Mr. Bruce was raised to the Peerage as Lord Aberdare.

  出自： J. McCarthy

词汇搭配

• hereditary peerage 世袭贵族
• life peerage [法] 一代贵族的爵...
• raise someone to the peerage 封某人为贵族...

近反义词

【近义词】

• aristocracy 贵族
• nobility 贵族
• hereditary peerage 世袭贵族
• life peerage [法] 一代贵族的爵位,...
• dukedom 公国
• title 标题
• honour 荣誉
• honor 荣誉
• baronage 男爵的总称