橘子朗文词典

life peer

L 开头单词

音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˌlaɪf ˈpɪər]
  • 美式音标 [ˌlaɪf ˈpɪr]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • （英国的）终身贵族。

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英汉例句

  • He was knighted in 1957 and later made a life peer.
    他于1957年被封为爵士，而且后来也成为一位终身贵族。
  • He was knighted in 1992 and created and an honorary life peer in 1997.
    韦伯于1992年被授予爵士头衔，1997年晋升为终身贵族。
  • A life peer is created by the Government under the Life Peerages Act 1958, which also admitted women to membership for the first time.
    在1958年的终身贵族法案中，政府确认了这项封号，同时还第一次给予妇女获得爵位的权利。
  • Most of the Lords are "hereditary" which means that their titles have come down from father to son, but recently a new sort of Lord, a "life peer", has been introduced into the House of Lords.
    大多数勋爵是“世袭”的，即儿子可以继承父亲的头衔。但近来一种新的勋爵，即“非世袭的终身贵族”进入了上议院。
  • Its membership is composed of peers and life peers and bishops.
    从理论上说，在民主时代，它不可能立足。

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • in the UK, a person who is given the honour of a title such as "Lord" and a place in the House of Lords as a reward for the good things they have done for the country