Dreye權威釋義|lord

lord

KK:[lɒrd] DJ:[lɒːd]

名複: lords

動變: 過去式:lorded 過去分詞:lorded 現在進行時:lording

權威釋義

英語

n.[C]

貴族
統治者；領主，君主
Lions and elephants are lords of the jungle.
獅子和大象乃叢林之王。
（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）]
"I will not be lorded over," she said to her husband.
"我是不會任人擺布的，"她對她丈夫說。

vt.

加封（某人）為貴族

辨析

同義:

n.統治者；領主

owner ruler master boss proprietor

同義參見:

dictator knight gentleman

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

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.

(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》

維基百科

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」。

內容來源於：

維基百科內容授權方式為 CC BY-SA 3.0