peer

vi. 凝视，盯着看；窥视

vt. 封为贵族；与…同等

n. 贵族；同等的人

n. (Peer)人名；(英、巴基)皮尔

中文词源

peer 等同，同辈，贵族，仔细看

来自拉丁语par,对等，等同，词源同pair.引申词义同辈。词义贵族来自小说家模仿英国Arthur王传说中的圆桌骑士改编的八世纪法国君主Charlemagne大帝的十二骑士（Twelve Peers）的传奇故事。

peer 仔细看，端详

可能缩写自appear.比较peal.

peer: peer: see pair, pore
peer (n.): c. 1300, "an equal in rank or status" (early 13c. in Anglo-Latin), from Anglo-French peir, Old French per (10c.), from Latin par "equal" (see par (n.)). Sense of "a noble" (late 14c.) is from Charlemagne's Twelve Peers in the old romances, who, like the Arthurian knights of the Round Table, originally were so called because all were equal. Sociological sense of "one of the same age group or social set" is from 1944. Peer review attested by 1970. Peer pressure is first recorded 1971.
peer (v.): "to look closely," 1590s, variant of piren (late 14c.), with a long -i-, probably related to or from East Frisian piren "to look," of uncertain origin. Influenced in form and sense by Middle English peren (late 14c.), shortened form of aperen (see appear). Related: Peered; peering.

1. 看东西有困难，两只眼睛眯着看。2. compare => pair, par, parity, peer.3. pair ===> peer.4. pore => peer.5. 谐音“瞥儿、睥儿、睥尔”。6. appear => peer.