In the British system of noble titles, a marquis is a man whose rank sits between duke and earl. The old meaning is “lord of the march”: the march was the border country, the edge of the land, so this was once the man who held that dangerous edge.

In the British system of noble titles在英國的貴族頭銜制度裡, a marquis marquis is是 a man一種男性頭銜 whose rank sits between duke and earl地位介於公爵和伯爵之間。The old meaning is這個字原本的意思是 "lord of the march"「邊境領主」: the march was march 指的是 the border country邊境地區, the edge of the land土地的邊緣, so this was once所以這原本是指 the man who held that dangerous edge鎮守那危險邊界的人。

Today it is simply a high title.

Today現在 it is就是 simply a high title只是一個很高的頭銜。

Marquis is also the French form of the word, and you will see it in French names. In British peerage writing, marquess is the spelling you will meet more often; marquis feels more French, or more general. The woman’s title is marchioness, not “marquise” in the British system (though French uses marquise).

Marquis Marquis is also也是 the French form of the word這個字的法文拼法, and you will see it你會看到它 in French names在法國人的名字裡。In British peerage writing在英國的貴族頭銜文書裡, marquess marquess is the spelling you will meet more often你比較常看到這個拼法; marquis marquis feels more French則感覺比較法式, or more general或者比較籠統。The woman's title is女性的頭銜是 marchioness marchioness, not "marquise"不叫「marquise」 in the British system在英國系統裡 (though French uses marquise)（不過法文是用 marquise）。

This is not a word for daily life. It lives in history, in formal lists of titles, and in stories about courts and land.

This這 is not不是 a word for daily life日常生活會用到的字。It它 lives活在 in history歷史裡, in formal lists of titles正式的頭銜名單裡, and in stories about courts and land還有關於宮廷與領地的故事裡。