peerage
US /ˈpɪr.ɪdʒ/
UK /ˈpɪə.rɪdʒ/
名詞
1.
貴族階層, 貴族
the body of peers of a country or state
範例:
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The new law was debated extensively in the peerage.
新法律在貴族階層中進行了廣泛辯論。
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Membership in the peerage is usually hereditary.
貴族階層的成員資格通常是世襲的。
2.
貴族爵位, 貴族頭銜
the rank or title of a peer
範例:
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He was granted a peerage for his services to the country.
他因對國家的貢獻而被授予貴族爵位。
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The family has held a peerage for centuries.
這個家族擁有貴族爵位已有數百年歷史。