Question

Pair and peer are also from par. Things (shoes, socks, gloves, etc.) in pairs are equal or similar; your peers are those equal to you, as in age, position, rank, or ability. Hence the expression “to be judged by a jury of one’s peers.”

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British peers, however, such is the contradiction of language, were nobles. Word Power Made Easy SESSION 20

知识	Pair and peer are also from par. Things (shoes, socks, gloves, etc.) in pairs are equal or similar; your peers are those equal to you, as in age, position, rank, or ability. Hence the expression “to be judged by a jury of one’s peers.”
拓展	British peers, however, such is the contradiction of language, were nobles.
《》	equality
出处	Word Power Made Easy SESSION 20

Equal Peers Pair Par Things Shoes Socks Gloves