| 释义 |
peer2/piə/ n. & v.●n. 1a (fem. peeress /-ris/) a member of one of the degrees of the nobility in Britain or Ireland, i.e. a duke, marquess, earl, viscount, or baron (英格兰或爱尔兰的)贵族(如公、侯、伯、子、男) b a noble of any country (任何一国的)贵族 2 a person who, or thing which, is equal in ability, standing, age, rank, or value (在能力、地位、年龄、身份、价值方面)同等的人(或物) tried by a jury of his peers 由与他地位相同的陪审团审讯 ●v. intr. & tr. (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 with) rank or cause to rank equally (使与…)地位相同 □ peerless adj. (in sense 2 of n. 用于名词释义 2)[Middle English via Anglo-French & Old French pe(e)r, perer from Late Latin pariare and Latin par ‘equal’] |