- n. 贵族；统治者；巨头；上帝；阁下
- v. 作威作福；加封（某人）为贵族
名复: lords
动变: 过去式:lorded 过去分词:lorded 现在进行时:lording
lord
KK:[lɒrd] DJ:[lɒːd]
n.[C]
- 贵族
- 统治者；领主，君主
- （实业界的）巨头，大王
- （大写）上帝，基督[the S]
- 阁下（对贵族或高级官员的尊称）
- （大写）英国上议院全体议员[the P]
- （大写）（英国）上议院[the P][G]
vi.
- 作威作福[（+over）]
vt.
- 加封（某人）为贵族
辨析
以上来源于：《英汉大辞典》
n.
a man of noble rank or high office.▸
(Lord)
(in the UK) a title given formally to a baron, and less formally to a marquess, earl, or viscount (prefixed to a family or territorial name).
▸
(the Lords)
the House of Lords, or its members collectively.
▸
(Lord)
(in the UK) a courtesy title given to a younger son of a duke or marquess (prefixed to a Christian name).
▸a feudal superior, especially the owner of a manor house.
▸
(Lord)
a name for God or Christ.
exclam.
(Lord) used in exclamations expressing surprise or worry, or for emphasis.v.
(lord it over) act in a superior and domineering manner towards.Phrase
- Lord Muck
see muck. - Lord
(God)
of hosts
God as Lord over earthly or heavenly armies. - the Lord's Day
Sunday. - the Lord's Prayer
the prayer taught by Christ to his disciples, beginning ‘Our Father’. - the Lord's Supper
the Eucharist (especially in Protestant use). - My Lord
(in the UK) a polite form of address to judges, bishops, and certain noblemen.
Derivative
- lordless adj.
- lord-like adj.
Etymology
OE hlāford, from hlāfweard ‘bread-keeper’, from a Gmc base (see loaf1, ward); cf. lady.
以上来源于：《简明牛津英语词典》
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