marquis

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈmɑː.kwɪs/    美 /mɑɹˈki/|/ˈmɑɹ.kwɪs/|/mɑɹˈkiz/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next below that of duke, but above a count. Originally, the marquis was an officer whose duty was to guard the marches or frontiers of the kingdom. The office has ceased, and the name is now a mere title conferred by letters patent or letters close.
  2. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Bassarona (or Euthalia).

词形变化

marquises plural marquis plural marquisses obsolete,plural marquess alternative marquesse alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
macaroni marquis marquisate marquisdom marquisess Marquis of Queensberry rules Marquis reagent marquisship Marquis wheat
相关词
marchioness marquee marquise

词源

From Middle English markis, from Old French markis, marchis, from Late Latin marchensis, from Old High German marcha and Frankish *marku, from Proto-Germanic *markō, from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs (“edge, boundary”).
Meaning is “lord of the march”, in sense of march (“border country”).
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