peer
Definitions
A person of the same age, rank, or status as oneself
同龄人；同等地位的人；同辈
A member of the nobility in Britain
（英国）贵族
To look closely or with difficulty at something
凝视；仔细看
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom pār (equal) via Old French = "one who is equal." Hence your peers (same age or rank) and a British peer (an equal among lords). Note: the verb peer ('to look closely') is a separate word of unrelated origin that happens to share the spelling.
Root par still carries 36 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.peer pressure同辈压力
- 2.peer review同行评审
- 3.peer group同辈群体
- 4.among one's peers在同辈之中
Example Sentences
- 1.
Teenagers often feel pressure to fit in with their peers.
- 2.
The paper was sent out for review by her academic peers.
- 3.
She peered through the fog, trying to find the path.
Easily Confused
peer (equal/look) vs pier (a structure over water): a pier is where boats dock; a peer is your equal, or to gaze. Same sound, different spelling and meaning. The two senses of peer (noun 'equal', verb 'gaze') are actually two unrelated words sharing one spelling.