poet laureate       
noun [ C usually singular ] uk/ˌpəʊ.ɪt ˈlɒr.i.ət/ us/ˌpoʊ.ət ˈlɑːr.i.ət/
 (英国)桂冠诗人
in the UK, a poet given a special position by the king or queen, who is asked to write poems about important public occasions
  that most illustrious Poet Laureate, Alfred Lord Tennyson 那位最杰出的桂冠诗人艾尔福雷德•丁尼生勋爵