lordship
lordship — 名詞
1. a respectful word that stands in for the name of a senior man such as a bishop,
閣下；大人
對法官、主教或貴族男性的尊稱
a respectful word that stands in for the name of a senior man such as a bishop, a high-court judge, or a nobleman.
The lawyer bowed slightly and said, "As your Lordship pleases," before sitting down.
律師微微鞠躬，說了句「悉聽閣下吩咐」，然後才坐下。
direct address: 'your Lordship' to a judge in court
Ada asked the butler whether his Lordship would be dining at home that evening.
Ada 問管家，閣下今晚是否會在家中用餐。
third-person reference: 'his Lordship' for a nobleman
The court clerk reminded everyone to stand whenever his Lordship entered the room.
法庭書記提醒大家，每當閣下進入房間時都要起立。
Esteban handed the letter to the bishop and addressed him politely as your Lordship.
Esteban 把信交給主教，並禮貌地稱他為閣下。
The young footman was nervous about how to greet his Lordship at the grand dinner.
那名年輕侍從很緊張，不知道在盛大的晚宴上該如何向閣下問候。
- your Honour
used for judges; 'your Lordship' is higher and more formal in British courts
- my Lord
a shorter address form spoken directly to the same person
文法句型
your/his Lordship
用法筆記
Almost always capitalised and used with a possessive: 'your Lordship' (speaking to him) or 'his Lordship' (speaking about him). Distinguish from sense 2, which names an abstract power rather than addressing a person.
常見錯誤
2. the high rank held by a lord, along with the right to govern the land and people
領主之權
領主統治土地與人民的地位和權力
the high rank held by a lord, along with the right to govern the land and people belonging to that rank.
After his father died, Asher inherited the lordship of the entire valley.
父親過世後，Asher 繼承了整座山谷的領主之權。
collocation: 'lordship of' + a place or region
The villagers had lived under the lordship of one family for three hundred years.
三百年來，村民都生活在同一個家族的領主統治之下。
phrase: 'under the lordship of' someone
The king granted the lordship of the northern hills to a loyal soldier.
國王把北邊那片丘陵的領主之權賜給了一名忠誠的士兵。
Meera studied how lordship over the farmers passed from father to son in old Europe.
Meera 研究在古代歐洲，對農民的領主之權如何父傳子。
The old castle was the centre of the family's lordship for many centuries.
那座古堡數百年來一直是這個家族領主之權的中心。
文法句型
the lordship of
用法筆記
Object of this sense is usually land, a region, or the people living on it ('lordship of the valley', 'lordship over the farmers'). Distinguish from sense 1, which is a form of address spoken to or about a single man.