chivalrous
英 ['??v(?)lr?s]
美['??v?lr?s]
- adj. 俠義的；騎士的；有武士風(fēng)度的
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?chivalrously;
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中文詞源
chivalrous 彬彬有禮的
來自拉丁詞caballus, 馬，原指騎士精神的，有禮貌的。比較cavalier, 騎士精神的，傲慢的。
英文詞源
- chivalrous (adj.)
- mid-14c., from Old French chevaleros "knightly, noble, chivalrous," from chevalier (see chevalier; also compare chivalry). According to OED, obsolete in English and French from mid-16c. Not revived in French, but brought back in English late 18c. by romantic writers fond of medieval settings.
雙語例句
- 1. He was handsome, upright and chivalrous.
- 他長相英俊，為人正直，風(fēng)度翩翩。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Never was husband more devoted, more respectful , more chivalrous. But love?
- 從來沒有哪個丈夫這么忠誠,這么殷勤, 這么體貼周到. 可是愛情 呢 ?
來自辭典例句
- 3. This chivalrous attitude was not endorsed by their followers in the party.
- 這種俠義的精神未能得到黨內(nèi)其他黨員的支持.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Men are so little chivalrous now.
- 現(xiàn)在的男人幾乎沒有什么騎士風(fēng)度了.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Toward women he was nobly restrained and chivalrous.
- 對于婦女,他表現(xiàn)得高尚拘謹(jǐn),尊敬三分.
來自辭典例句