earl

FREQ #3375

n. 伯爵

发音

UK /ɜːl/
US /ɝl/
其它 /ɛrl/
其它 /ɛːrl/

词形变化

earls 复数 earls

别名

earle

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A British or Irish nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess; equivalent to a European count. A female using the style is termed a countess.

    伯爵

    政治
  2. 2.

    Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called counts and viscounts.

    生物 动物学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

peer

相关短语

Earl Grey 伯爵茶（一种红茶）；格雷伯爵（英国贵族头衔） earl marshal 英国纹章院院长 earl marshals Earl Greys Earl Stonham Earl of Cork Earl Shilton belted earl West Earl

词源

From Middle English erl, erle, from Old English eorl, from Proto-West Germanic *erl, from Proto-Germanic *erlaz (compare Old Saxon erl, Old Norse jarl), from Proto-Germanic *erōną, *arōną (compare Old Norse jara (“fight, battle”)). Doublet of eorl and jarl. Unrelated to ealdorman (“alderman”).

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