peerage

• n. （全體）貴族；貴族地位；貴族階級

來自peer,貴族，-age,集合名詞后綴。

peerage (n.)

mid-15c., "peers collectively," from peer (n.) + -age. Probably on model of Old French parage.

1. Each rank of the peerage was represented.

每個貴族階級都有代表。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The Prime Minister offered him a peerage.

首相授予他貴族爵位。

來自柯林斯例句

3. a member of the peerage

一位貴族成員

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

4. She has confirmed that she will accept the honour of a peerage.

她已經(jīng)證實自己將接受貴族封號.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. It's thought she may eventually accept a peerage and move to the House of Lords.

人們認(rèn)為她最終可能接受貴族頭銜，進(jìn)入上議院。

來自柯林斯例句