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the peerage
指贵族整体，作集合名词，谓语动词用单数。
The peerage was once very powerful.
贵族阶层曾一度非常强大。
贵族（总称）
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贵族（总称）
the nobility of a country considered as a group
The peerage was once very powerful.
贵族阶层曾一度非常强大。
作为群体的贵族；有头衔的贵族阶层。
Peers as a group; the titled nobility or aristocracy.
贵族或贵族夫人的爵位或称号。
The rank or title of a peer or peeress.
记载这些人物及其家族的书。
A book listing such people and their families.
In the nineteenth century, the peerage had great influence in Parliament.
在十九世纪，贵族阶层在议会中拥有很大影响力。
She studied the history of the peerage and its role in court ceremonies.
她研究了贵族阶层的历史及其在宫廷仪式中的作用。
The king's decision to grant new titles expanded the peerage significantly.
国王授予新头衔的决定大大扩大了贵族阶层。
指贵族整体，作集合名词，谓语动词用单数。
The peerage was once very powerful.
贵族阶层曾一度非常强大。
正式用语，表示授予某人贵族头衔；'upon' 比 'on' 更正式。
The king conferred a peerage on the general.
国王授予将军贵族头衔。
被动结构，表示被授予贵族地位；'raise' 也可用于类似结构。
Several actors were elevated to the peerage in the ceremony.
几位演员在典礼上被册封为贵族。
Not this
He is a peerage.
Use this
He is a peer.
peerage 是集体/抽象名词，指贵族总称或贵族身份，不指单个贵族；指人应该说 a peer。
Not this
The king gave him peerage.
Use this
The king gave him a peerage.
表示“授予一个贵族爵位”时，peerage 是可数名词，需要不定冠词 a；不用冠词的 peerage 通常表示“贵族（总称）”这一集合概念。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
贵族（总称）
The peerage has lost much of its political power.
贵族阶层已失去了大部分政治权力。
终身贵族头衔
She was given a life peerage and took her seat in the House of Lords.
她获得了终身贵族头衔，并在上议院就座。
世袭贵族头衔
The hereditary peerage is no longer created by the monarch.
君主已不再册封世袭贵族头衔。
册封为贵族
The Prime Minister was elevated to the peerage after leaving office.
首相卸任后被册封为贵族。
授予贵族头衔
The Queen granted him a peerage for his contribution to science.
女王因他对科学的贡献而授予他贵族头衔。
继承贵族头衔
He inherited the peerage from his uncle.
他从叔叔那里继承了贵族头衔。
Use peerage naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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把 peer（贵族）和 age（时代）连起来：一个以爵位为标志的贵族时代，就是 peerage。
语域：formal 常见场景：历史叙述、正式文书、英国贵族制度讨论 该词通常用于正式或历史语境，多出现在讨论英国贵族制度、爵位或贵族阶层时，日常口语中比较少见。
真正同韵的词只有 steerage（/ˈstɪərɪdʒ/），与 peerage 都以 /ɪərɪdʒ/ 结尾。其他词虽然都以 -age 拼写，但发音不同：average、village、courage、manage 的 -age 读 /ɪdʒ/，且重音元音各异；garage 通常读 /ɡəˈrɑːʒ/ 或 /ˈɡærɑːʒ/，不押韵。
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