名詞 peer:

1. a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
   同義詞：equal, match, compeer
2. a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage

動(dòng)詞 peer:

1. look searchingly

1. The opinions of his peers are more important to him than his parents' ideas.
   在他看來，他同輩人的觀點(diǎn)比他父母的觀點(diǎn)更為重要。
2. She peers through the mist, trying to find the right path.
   她透過霧瞇著眼看，想找出正確的路。

peer

v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
peered,peer.ing,peers
To look intently, searchingly, or with difficulty.See Synonyms at gaze
凝視或瞇眼看：專心地、探求地或較為費(fèi)勁地看參見 gaze
To be partially visible; show:
隱退：若隱若現(xiàn)；顯現(xiàn)：
例句：
The moon peered from behind dark clouds.
月亮在濃云后面若隱若現(xiàn)

來源：
Middle English piren probably from Frisian piren
中古英語(yǔ) piren 可能源自 佛里西亞語(yǔ) piren
peren short for aperen [to appear] * see appear
peren aperen的簡(jiǎn)寫 [出現(xiàn)] *參見 appear

peer
peer 2

n.（名詞）
A person who has equal standing with another or others, as in rank, class, or age:
同輩，同等的人：與他人在如爵位、階級(jí)或年齡上相當(dāng)?shù)娜耍?/br>例句：
children who are easily influenced by their peers.
易受同齡人影響的孩子

A nobleman.
貴族
A man who holds a peerage by descent or appointment.
一個(gè)由世襲或任命而獲爵位的男人
Archaic A companion; a fellow:
【古語(yǔ)】 同儕；伙伴：
例句：
.To stray away into these forests drear,/Alone, without a peer.(John Keats)
.迷失在這沉郁的林中／孤獨(dú)，無伴.(約翰·濟(jì)慈)

來源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old French per [equal, peer]
源自 古法語(yǔ) per [同等的人，同伴]
from Latin p3r * see per…- 2
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) p3r *參見 per…- 2