n. [ OE. eorl, erl, AS. eorl man, noble; akin to OS. erl boy, man, Icel. jarl nobleman, count, and possibly to Gr. &unr_; male, Zend arshan man. Cf. Jarl. ] A nobleman of England ranking below a marquis, and above a viscount. The rank of an earl corresponds to that of a count (comte) in France, and graf in Germany. Hence the wife of an earl is still called countess. See Count. [ 1913 Webster ]
(n) any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers, Syn.true seal, hair seal
(adj) (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early, Syn.earliest, Example: a fashion popular in earlier times; his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher; Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera
(adv) earlier in time; previously, Syn.before, Example: I had known her before; as I said before; he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier; her parents had died four years earlier; I mentioned that problem earlier
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
