life peer
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。
同根派生
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
- 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