Holding a rank of nobility — being a lord, a lady, a duke, a countess, a baron, and so on.

Holding a rank of nobility擁有貴族頭銜 — being像是 a lord領主, a lady貴婦, a duke公爵, a countess女伯爵, a baron男爵, and so on等等。

In Britain these ranks are inherited or given by the monarch, and someone who has one is 'titled': 'a titled family', 'she married a titled man', 'the titled classes'. It says something about birth and social position, not about work, so a person is not 'titled' for being a professor or a general.

In Britain在英國 these ranks這些頭銜 are inherited or given by the monarch是世襲或由君主授予的 and而 someone who has one擁有頭銜的人 is called 'titled'被稱為「titled」: 'a titled family'像「a titled family」貴族家庭, 'she married a titled man'「she married a titled man」她嫁給了貴族, 'the titled classes'「the titled classes」貴族階層。It它 says說的是 something about birth and social position出身和社會地位的事, not about work不是工作, so所以 a person is not 'titled'一個人不會被稱為「titled」 for being a professor or a general只因為是教授或將軍。

The word often comes with a small flavour of old money and old England, and writers use it to raise that whole world in one word.

The word這個字 often comes with常帶有 a small flavour of old money and old England一點老錢和老英格蘭的味道, and而 writers作家 use it用這個字 to raise喚起 that whole world那整個世界 in one word只用一個字。

Careful: there is a completely separate everyday use of 'titled' meaning 'having the name' — 'a book titled War and Peace', 'a song titled Yesterday'. Same spelling, different job, and context makes it clear which one you mean.

Careful注意: there is有 a completely separate everyday use另一個完全不同的日常用法 of 'titled'是「titled」 meaning意思是「取名為」 'having the name' — 'a book titled War and Peace'像「a book titled War and Peace」一本叫做戰爭與和平的書, 'a song titled Yesterday'「a song titled Yesterday」一首叫做Yesterday的歌。Same spelling拼法相同, different job工作不同, and而 context上下文 makes it clear讓你清楚 which one you mean你指的是哪一個。