life peer

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He was knighted in 1957 and later made a life peer.
他于1957年被封为爵士，而且后来也成为一位终身贵族。
He was knighted in 1992 and created and an honorary life peer in 1997.
韦伯于1992年被授予爵士头衔，1997年晋升为终身贵族。
A life peer is created by the Government under the Life Peerages Act 1958, which also admitted women to membership for the first time.
在1958年的终身贵族法案中，政府确认了这项封号，同时还第一次给予妇女获得爵位的权利。
Most of the Lords are "hereditary" which means that their titles have come down from father to son, but recently a new sort of Lord, a "life peer", has been introduced into the House of Lords.
大多数勋爵是“世袭”的，即儿子可以继承父亲的头衔。但近来一种新的勋爵，即“非世袭的终身贵族”进入了上议院。
Its membership is composed of peers and life peers and bishops.
从理论上说，在民主时代，它不可能立足。

in the UK, a person who is given the honour of a title such as "Lord" and a place in the House of Lords as a reward for the good things they have done for the country