"thane" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 領主（蘇格蘭封地貴族）

Definition

「thane」是中世紀蘇格蘭或英格蘭的貴族頭銜，相當於擁有國王或貴族賜予土地的領主。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「thane」僅用於歷史、文學或奇幻語境，最著名於莎士比亞《馬克白》中的「考多爾領主」。現代已不用此稱號。

Examples

A thane served the king in ancient Scotland.

一位**領主**在古蘇格蘭為國王效力。

The thane owned large lands and a castle.

**領主**擁有大片領地和一座城堡。

Macbeth was made thane of Cawdor.

馬克白被任命為考多爾的**領主**。

In old stories, a thane was respected by villagers and feared by his enemies.

在古老的故事中，**領主**受到村民尊敬，敵人畏懼。

You’ll only hear the word thane in history books or maybe in a Shakespeare play.

你只會在歷史書或者莎士比亞的戲劇中聽到「**領主**」這個詞。

These days, being called a thane would probably just confuse people.

現在如果被叫做「**領主**」，人們大概只會感到困惑。