| 单词 | knighthood |
| 释义 | knighthood noun[CorU] uk/ˈnaɪt.hʊd/us/ˈnaɪt.hʊd/therankofknight 爵士身份；骑士身份Royalty, aristocracy & titles
Examplesofknighthoodknighthood Another important facet of the viceroy's ritual office was his ability to confer the order ofknighthood. From theCambridge English Corpus With this act, he simultaneously disqualified himself fromknighthoodand gained for himself evil powers. From theCambridge English Corpus The degree inhabited the same sphere asknighthoodand orders. From theCambridge English Corpus Honorary degrees, knighthoods, presidential medals, and beauty contest victories are all examples. From theCambridge English Corpus I refer only to peerages and knighthoods, and where the company was mentioned in the citation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Only a small number of peerages and knighthoods go to people described as directors of public companies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 When the day comes for turning up brief, loyal and boring speeches theknighthoodwill be there in the next honours list. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 As final icing on the cake, the permanent secretary should be told that hisknighthooddepends on his success in cutting public expenditure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It must be made clear to permanent secretaries that those who do not co-operate will not get the traditionalknighthood. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is regrettable that a press release suggested that he had been given aknighthood. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 His reward with the accolade ofknighthoodbrought a great deal of pleasure to his many friends and acquaintances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If everything else fails, the occasionalknighthoodor peerage has been known to thaw strong resistance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The services forknighthoodhave not yet been defined. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We will get our knighthoods early while having succeeded in not writing down anything that matters two hoots. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The chairman has been rewarded with aknighthood. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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