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squiren. 1
1. attendant on a knight or noble warrior,gentlemanbelow the rank of a knight骑士或高贵武士的随从，（身份低于骑士的）乡绅。
△1H.VI.4.1.22: “Before we met,orthat a stroke was given,/ Like to a trusty squire didrun away；”(trusty: used ironically) 不等我们双方遭遇，一下还没有打，他就像一个忠实的随从那样跑了。
△ Lr.1.4.264(241): “Here do you keep a hundred knights andsquires.”你在这里养了一百名骑士和随从。
a squire of low degree:i.e.the title of a medievalverse romance低级侍从（一部中古诗休传奇的题目）
△H.V.5.1.36(35):“You called me yesterday moun-tain-squire,but I will make you to-day a squire of lowdegree.” (A quibble on: I will bring you to theground. )你昨天叫我“山里来的绅士”，我今天要使你成为一个低级侍从(双关：把你打倒在地)。
squire of the night's body: body-squire or personal at-tendant upon a knight (with “knight” punning on “night”)骑士的侍从(双关：黑夜的侍从)。
△1H.IV.1.2.26(23): “when thou art king,let not us that are squiresof the night's body be called thieves of the day's beau-ty.” i. e. do not allow us,who do good service on thehighway at night. to be called the thieves in broaddaylight. 等你做了国王，可别让我们这些侍候黑夜的好汉们被人叫做大天白日的盗贼。
2. (used contemptuously) fellow,young fellow （用做鄙称）家伙，小子。
△Oth.4.2.145: “Some such squire hewas / That turned your wit the seamy side without.And made you to suspect me (i.e.of adultery) withthe Moor.那个把你的头脑搅得颠三倒四、让你怀疑我跟这个摩尔人勾搭的人，就是这么一个家伙。
squiren. 2 = squier squire[ˈskwaiə]n.乡绅，律师，侍从，大地主，治安官
‖ squirearch[ˈskwaiərɑ:k]n. 地主，乡绅
squirearchy n.地主政治，地主阶级
squireen[ˈskwaiəˈri:n]n.小地主
squirelet n.小地主，小乡绅 |