| 词汇 | knighthood |
| 释义 | knighthood noun[ C or U ] uk /ˈnaɪt.hʊd/ us /ˈnaɪt.hʊd/ in Britain and some other countries, the rank of knight, a rank of honour given to a man by a king or queen because of his special achievements, which gives him the right to be called "Sir": Sir James received his knighthood in recognition of his services to business. It was not until 30 years later that his achievement was finally recognized with a knighthood. Compare damehood Sir Alf Ramsey, manager of the World Cup winning team, was immediately honoured with a knighthood. He distinguished himself on the battlefield and was rewarded with citizenship and a knighthood. He was publicly named as a spy, and stripped of his knighthood. He helped to popularize natural history through his writing and television programmes, and he received a knighthood in 1973. Royalty, aristocracy & titles accede to something accession anointed anti-monarchical anti-monarchist duke dukedom earl earldom emir mister monarch monarchist morganatic Mr royally Rt. Hon. Shah sheikh sire Examples of knighthoodknighthood Another important facet of the viceroy's ritual office was his ability to confer the order of knighthood. With this act, he simultaneously disqualified himself from knighthood and gained for himself evil powers. The degree inhabited the same sphere as knighthood and orders. Honorary degrees, knighthoods, presidential medals, and beauty contest victories are all examples. 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 the Open 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When the day comes for turning up brief, loyal and boring speeches the knighthood will be there in the next honours list. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As final icing on the cake, the permanent secretary should be told that his knighthood depends on his success in cutting public expenditure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It must be made clear to permanent secretaries that those who do not co-operate will not get the traditional knighthood. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is regrettable that a press release suggested that he had been given a knighthood. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 His reward with the accolade of knighthood brought 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If everything else fails, the occasional knighthood or peerage has been known to thaw strong resistance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The services for knighthood have not yet been defined. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The chairman has been rewarded with a knighthood. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open 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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