中文翻译与英英解释

n.
(fem. countess) 〔英国〕伯爵 〔相当于欧洲大陆的 count〕。

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

An earl is a member of the nobility. The title is Anglo-Saxon, akin to the Scandinavian form jarl, and meant "chieftain", particularly a chieftain set to rule a territory in a king's stead.

例句与用法

The earl was a weak and hesitating man .
这位伯爵软弱无能，优柔寡断。

Earls , princes , and kings belong to the nobility .
伯爵、亲王和国王属于贵族。

The english college is under earl marshal .
英格兰信章院由EarlMarshal院长领导。

It was an awful blow to the venerable earl .
这件事对德高望重的伯爵是一个沉重的打击。

She never talked too loudly of earls and countesses .
她从来没有过份高声地谈到伯爵和伯爵夫人。

"marry the earl of walden," her father said abruptly .
“嫁给沃尔登伯爵，”她父亲出其不意地说。

It was the family seat, and the earl always lived there .
那是全家的活动中心，伯爵总是住在那的。

Earl newcomb was a tall, slender, shockheaded young man .
厄尔纽柯布是个细高个儿，头发蓬松的年轻人。

This reply brought the earl in person to becky's apartment .
这一回答把伯爵本人给请到蓓基的房间里来了。

"no, mate, it's only the earl of walden" he walked on .
“不是，老兄，那是沃尔登伯爵。”他说完就走了。