thane

英 [θeɪn] 美 [θeɪn]

• n. (英国史上)大乡绅；领主；苏格兰封建贵族

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 【英史】大乡绅
2. <苏格兰>受封采邑的领主
3. 男爵衔族长
4. 相当于后来的骑士、男爵等
5. <苏格兰>氏族长
6. 塞恩（音译名）

英英释义

Noun:

1. a feudal lord or baron

2. a man ranking above an ordinary freeman and below a noble in Anglo-Saxon England (especially one who gave military service in exchange for land)

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. They were empowered by the King to confer upon Macbeth the dignity of thane of Cawdor.
   他们奉国王的命令封麦克白作考特爵士。
2. There lived a great thane, or lord, called Macbeth.
   有一个显赫的爵士，或称贵族，名叫麦克白。
3. Your face, my Thane, is as a book where men May read strange matters.
   您的脸，我的爵爷，正像一本书，人们可以从那上面读到奇怪的事情。