Word · Frequency #17598
baronets
准男爵
baronets is the plural of baronet.
a member of the British order of honor, ranking below a baron and above a knight
- 1.
The bearer of a hereditary title, below a peerage and senior to most knighthoods.
低于贵族、高于多数爵士的世袭头衔持有者。
低于贵族、高于多数爵士的世袭头衔持有者。
In use
The baronet invited the neighbors to his estate for a garden party.
She wrote a book about the lives of Victorian baronets and their families.
His grandfather was a baronet, so the title will pass to him one day.
a baronet
baronet 是英国爵位，位于男爵之下、骑士之上；称呼时一般用 Sir 加教名，如 Sir John。
He was a baronet.
他是一位准男爵。
the baronet
定冠词 the 用于特指某位准男爵。
The baronet arrived at noon.
那位准男爵中午到了。
baronets
复数形式为 baronets。
Two baronets were present.
有两位准男爵在场。
Common mistakes
He was made baronet in 1901.He was made a baronet in 1901.
baronet 是可数名词，单数形式前必须加不定冠词 a；中文没有冠词系统，学习者容易漏掉 a。
There were two baronet in the room.There were two baronets in the room.
baronet 的复数形式是 baronets，需加 -s；中文名词没有复数屈折，学习者常忽略复数后缀。
Connections
Collocations
- be created a baronet
- 被封为准男爵
- He was created a baronet in 1911 for his services to industry.1911年，他因对工业的贡献被封为准男爵。
- succeed as baronet
- 承袭准男爵爵位
- On his father's death, he succeeded as baronet.父亲去世后，他承袭了准男爵爵位。
- hereditary baronet
- 世袭准男爵
- The title of hereditary baronet passes down the male line.世袭准男爵的爵位沿男性一脉传承。
- the title of baronet
- 准男爵爵位
- The title of baronet ranks below a baron but above a knight.准男爵爵位的地位低于男爵、高于骑士。
Confusing words
- baron
- 男爵 · baron 是英国贵族爵位中的男爵，属于贵族阶层；baronet 是准男爵，属于世袭骑士称号，地位低于男爵但高于骑士。二者中文都含“男爵”，但等级和性质不同。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：baronet=baron（男爵）+et（小后缀），想象一个“小男爵”，位次在男爵之下、骑士之上。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：historical texts、formal address、British nobility records 该词为正式用词，多用于历史文献、英国贵族名录或正式书信中提到爵位时；日常口语中很少出现，比较常见于描述旧时英国社会身份或人物头衔的语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
baronet 读作 /ˈbærənɪt/。baron、barren 与它开头相似但不押韵；baritone 是形近词，重音和结尾都不同。没有常见单词与之完全押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.