名詞 earl:

1. a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

1. A nobleman ranking below an earl or a count and above a baron.
   子爵低于侯爵或伯爵但高于男爵的貴族等級(jí)
2. Although she married an earl, Susan never lost the common touch and still calls round occasionally for a chat and a cup of tea.
   盡管蘇珊嫁給了一位伯爵，但她仍不失平易近人的美德，還是經(jīng)常前來聊天和喝茶。
3. The young earl didn't allow the poor people to enter his earldom.
   那個(gè)年青的伯爵不允許這些窮人進(jìn)入他的領(lǐng)地。
4. The earl lives in a castle.
   伯爵住在一座古堡里。

earl

n.Abbr. E.（名詞）縮寫 E.
A British nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquis, corresponding to a count in continental Europe.
伯爵：英國一種貴族，根據(jù)歐洲傳統(tǒng)的規(guī)定，其頭銜高于子爵低于侯爵
Used as a title for such a nobleman.
伯爵頭銜：為這種貴族所封的頭銜

來源：
Middle English erl [nobleman of high rank]
中古英語 erl [高銜的貴族]
from Old English eorl
源自 古英語 eorl