Word · Frequency #27003
earldom
伯爵爵位；伯爵身份
the rank or position of an earl or countess
- 1.
The rank of being an earl.
伯爵爵位。
- 2.
The territory controlled by an earl.
伯爵领地。
伯爵领地；伯爵爵位。；伯爵领地。；伯爵的身分
In use
He inherited the earldom from his father when he was only twenty-five.
After the old earl died without a son, the earldom passed to his nephew.
She gave up her earldom to marry a commoner, which surprised the whole court.
hold an earldom
He held the earldom for over thirty years.
他持有伯爵爵位三十多年。
the earldom of [place]
The earldom of Chester was granted to the prince.
切斯特伯爵领地赐给了王子。
succeed to an earldom
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。
Common mistakes
The queen gave him earldom.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。
She married an earldom.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。
Connections
Collocations
- hold an earldom
- 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。
- inherit the earldom
- 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。
- confer an earldom on someone
- 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。
- create an earldom
- 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。
- earldom lands
- 伯爵领地
- The earldom lands were seized by the crown.伯爵领地被王室没收。
- the earldom of [place]
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
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.