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be awarded a knighthood
被动语态是官方授勋报道中的常见表达；主动式为 award sb a knighthood。
She was awarded a knighthood in recognition of her services to medicine.
她因在医学领域的贡献而被授予骑士爵位。
骑士阶层
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骑士阶层
knights considered as a group; the people who hold the rank of knight
She was awarded a knighthood in recognition of her services to medicine.
她因在医学领域的贡献而被授予骑士爵位。
一种使人成为骑士并随后有权被称为‘爵士’的荣誉。
An honour whereby one is made into a knight, and whereafter one is entitled to be called Sir.
骑士的品质。
The quality of being a knight.
骑士的总称；骑士团体。
The knights collectively, the body of knights.
She received a knighthood for her years of public service.
她因多年的公共服务而获得骑士头衔。
He has always considered knighthood a great honour.
他一直认为骑士身份是一种极大的荣誉。
Many people still dream of receiving a knighthood one day.
许多人仍然梦想有一天获得骑士头衔。
被动语态是官方授勋报道中的常见表达；主动式为 award sb a knighthood。
She was awarded a knighthood in recognition of her services to medicine.
她因在医学领域的贡献而被授予骑士爵位。
award 后可直接接双宾语；若用介词，则为 award a knighthood to sb。
The Queen awarded him a knighthood for his work with young people.
女王因他从事的青年工作授予他骑士爵位。
confer 比 award 更正式，常见于君主或国家元首的授勋语境。
The king conferred a knighthood upon the general after the battle.
战斗结束后，国王把骑士爵位授予了将军。
Not this
He received a knight for his services.
Use this
He received a knighthood for his services.
knight 指‘骑士（人）’，knighthood 指‘骑士身份/爵位’。表达‘被授予骑士称号’应使用 knighthood，而不是 knight。
Not this
She was knighthood by the queen in 2020.
Use this
She was knighted by the queen in 2020.
knighthood 是名词，表示‘骑士身份’；表示‘被封为骑士’的动词是 knight（过去式 knighted）。不能把名词 knighthood 当动词用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
获得骑士爵位
She received a knighthood in recognition of her years of public service.
她因多年公益服务而获得骑士爵位。
授予某人骑士爵位
The king conferred a knighthood on the war hero.
国王授予这位战争英雄骑士爵位。
接受骑士爵位
He initially refused, but later accepted a knighthood.
他起初拒绝，后来接受了骑士爵位。
谢绝骑士爵位
The author declined a knighthood to stay out of the public eye.
这位作家谢绝了骑士爵位，以远离公众视线。
剥夺某人的骑士爵位
The committee voted to strip the disgraced financier of his knighthood.
委员会投票剥夺了这位名誉扫地的金融家的骑士爵位。
名誉骑士爵位
The foreign conductor received an honorary knighthood for his contribution to music.
这位外国指挥家因对音乐的贡献而获得名誉骑士爵位。
Use knighthood naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：knight（骑士）加上表示身份的后缀-hood，仿佛骑士戴上兜帽（hood）获得身份，knighthood即骑士身份。
语域：formal 常见场景：历史叙述、正式文献、文化评论 该释义多用于正式或历史语境，指骑士阶层这一群体；日常口语中较少这样使用。
作“骑士身份/称号”解时可数，有复数形式 knighthoods；作“骑士品质”等抽象意义解时不可数。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.