life peer

单词life peer

基本解释

na.: 一代贵族
网络: 终生贵族

权威解释

• （英国爵位不能世袭的）终身贵族:

  (in Britain) a person who is given the title of peer (= ‘Lord’ or ‘Lady’) but who cannot pass it on to their son or daughter

英汉解释

• 一代贵族

• 终身贵族

例句

• 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。

• She was elevated to the House of Lords as a Labour life peer in 1999.

  此后，在1999年，她被擢升到上议院，成为一名工党终身贵族。

• 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。