单词 | knight |
释义 | knight /nait; nait/ n 1 (in the Middle'Ages) man, usu of noble birth, raised to honourable military rank (after serving as a page and squire). (中舌时代的)武士; 骑士。 .~-'errant /-'erant; -'ersnt/ n (pl ~s-errant) ~ who went about in search of adventure, 游侠骑士。 2 (GB modern use) man on whom a title or honour is conferred (lower than that of baronet) as a reward for services to the State. (The title Sir is always used before the man's first name, with or without his surname, as in Sir Harold; Sir James Hill). (英国现代用法)爵士(低于从男爵之爵位,颁给对国家有贡献者,其名之前冠以 Sir, 带不带姓皆可,例如 Sir Harold; Sir James Hill)。 3 (GB history) (英史) ~ (of the shire), person who represented a shire or county in Parliament, 郡选议员。 4 piece in the game of chess, usu made with a horse's head, (西洋棋)马(有马头的棋子) → → the illus at chess. 参看 chess 之插图。 vt [VP6A] make (sb) a ~. 授以爵士位。 ~hood /-hud; -hud/ n 1 [U] rank, character or dignity of a ~; [C] a particular ~ hood: 骑士或爵士的地位,身份某一爵士地位: The Queen conferred ~ hoods on two magicians. 女王授与两位魔术师爵士之位。 2 [U] ~s collectively: 骑士; 爵士(总称): the ~ hood of the Commonwealth. 大英国协所有的骑士。 ~ly adj chivalrous; brave and gentle; like a ~: 侠义的; 勇敢而文雅的; 似崎士的: ~ qualities. 武士气慨。 |
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