1
hold an earldom
He held the earldom for over thirty years.
他持有伯爵爵位三十多年。
伯爵爵位；伯爵身份
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
伯爵爵位；伯爵身份
the rank or position of an earl or countess
He held the earldom for over thirty years.
他持有伯爵爵位三十多年。
伯爵爵位。
The rank of being an earl.
伯爵领地。
The territory controlled by an earl.
He inherited the earldom from his father when he was only twenty-five.
他二十五岁时就从父亲那里继承了伯爵爵位。
After the old earl died without a son, the earldom passed to his nephew.
老伯爵去世时没有儿子，伯爵爵位便传给了他的侄子。
She gave up her earldom to marry a commoner, which surprised the whole court.
她为了嫁给一个平民而放弃了伯爵身份，这令整个宫廷感到惊讶。
He held the earldom for over thirty years.
他持有伯爵爵位三十多年。
The earldom of Chester was granted to the prince.
切斯特伯爵领地赐给了王子。
earldom 既指伯爵爵位/身份，也指伯爵领地；表示爵位时多与 hold、succeed to 等搭配，表示领地时常用 the earldom of + 地名。
She succeeded to the earldom after her father's death.
父亲去世后，她继承了伯爵爵位。
Not this
The queen gave him earldom.
Use this
The queen gave him an earldom.
earldom 是可数名词，表示爵位或领地时前面需要加冠词 an。缺少冠词是常见错误。
Not this
She married an earldom.
Use this
She married an earl.
earldom 指伯爵爵位或领地，不能指人；表示嫁给一位伯爵要用 earl，而不是 earldom。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
拥有伯爵爵位
He held the earldom for over thirty years.
他拥有这个伯爵爵位三十多年。
继承伯爵爵位
He inherited the earldom when his father died.
父亲去世后，他继承了伯爵爵位。
授予某人伯爵爵位
The king conferred an earldom on his loyal general.
国王将伯爵爵位授予他忠实的将军。
设立伯爵爵位
The king created a new earldom for his nephew.
国王为他的侄子设立了一个新的伯爵爵位。
伯爵领地
The earldom lands were seized by the crown.
伯爵领地被王室没收。
某地的伯爵爵位
The earldom of Chester dates back to the 12th century.
切斯特伯爵爵位可追溯到12世纪。
Use earldom naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一位伯爵（earl）拥有自己的领地（-dom像domain），爵位与领地合起来就是earldom。
语域：formal 常见场景：historical texts、formal documents、British nobility contexts 该词属于正式用语，多用于历史、法律或贵族制度相关的书面语境，指伯爵的爵位、身份或领地；日常口语中很少出现。
earldom 由 earl（/ɜːl/）加后缀 -dom（/dəm/）构成。freedom、kingdom、wisdom 与它共享 -dom 后缀，发音都是 /dəm/，但整词不押韵。earl 与 earldom 的第一个音节发音相同；early /ˈɜːli/ 和 earn /ɜːn/ 只是拼写近似，读音并不与 earl 完全相同，注意分辨。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.