marquess

美 [ˈmɑːrkwɪs]英 [ˈmɑːkwɪs]
  • n.(英国)侯爵

复数: marquesses

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noun

(英国)侯爵
(in Britain) a nobleman of high rank between an earl and a duke

the Marquess of Bath

巴斯侯爵

also marquis
compare marchioness

noun

1
a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl
2
nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count
Synonym: marquis

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  1. A Chateau built by a French marquess in the seventeenth century .

    一位法国侯爵于17世纪建造的城堡。

  2. A German nobleman ranking above a count ( corresponding in rank to a British marquess ) .

    德国高于伯爵等级(相当于英国侯爵等级)的贵族。

  3. The rules that govern boxing were introduced by the Marquess of Queensberry in1867 .

    现行的拳击规则是昆斯伯里侯爵于1867年提出的。

  4. He was conferred marquess by the king .

    他被国王册封为侯爵。

  5. It was all so gentlemanly really , as if competition was governed , like boxing , by a code of generally accepted Marquess of Queensberry rules .

    看似颇有君子之风,就好像大家都在监督之下公平竞争,就像拳击赛一样,人人都要按规则出招。

  6. The third estate of the realm : the nobility ( especially British nobility ) of the rank of duke or marquess or earl or viscount or baron .

    社会的第二等级;公爵、侯爵、伯爵、子爵、男爵等级的贵族(尤指英国贵族)。

  7. Gou Jian was the son of Marquess Yun Chang of Yue . He was defeated and captured by King Fu Chai of Wu of the neighbouring State of Wu .

    勾践是越国允常侯的儿子,曾被邻国吴国的国上夫差打败。