名複: lords
動變: 過去式:lorded 過去分詞:lorded 現在進行時:lording
lord
KK:[lɒrd] DJ:[lɒːd]
n.[C]
- 貴族
- 統治者；領主，君主
- （實業界的）巨擘，大王
- （大寫）上帝，基督[the S]
- 閣下（對貴族或高級官員的尊稱）
- （大寫）英國上議院全體議員[the P]
- （大寫）（英國）上議院[the P][G]
vi.
- 作威作福[（+over）]
vt.
- 加封（某人）為貴族
辨析
以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》
n.
a man of noble rank or high office.▸
(Lord)
(in the UK) a title given formally to a baron, and less formally to a marquess, earl, or viscount (prefixed to a family or territorial name).
▸
(the Lords)
the House of Lords, or its members collectively.
▸
(Lord)
(in the UK) a courtesy title given to a younger son of a duke or marquess (prefixed to a Christian name).
▸a feudal superior, especially the owner of a manor house.
▸
(Lord)
a name for God or Christ.
exclam.
(Lord) used in exclamations expressing surprise or worry, or for emphasis.v.
(lord it over) act in a superior and domineering manner towards.Phrase
- Lord Muck
see muck. - Lord
(God)
of hosts
God as Lord over earthly or heavenly armies. - the Lord's Day
Sunday. - the Lord's Prayer
the prayer taught by Christ to his disciples, beginning ‘Our Father’. - the Lord's Supper
the Eucharist (especially in Protestant use). - My Lord
(in the UK) a polite form of address to judges, bishops, and certain noblemen.
Derivative
- lordless adj.
- lord-like adj.
Etymology
OE hlāford, from hlāfweard ‘bread-keeper’, from a Gmc base (see loaf1, ward); cf. lady.
以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》
勳爵（英語：Lord）是一種對英語裏有爵位的貴族的泛稱，也是對此類男性貴族的稱呼，和對某些封爵的兒子，及一些擁有相應身份但沒有爵位的人士的尊稱。此外也可用來翻譯其他語言中的相應稱呼。涵義類似中文的「爵爺」。
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