chivalry

英 [ˈʃɪvəlri]

美 [ˈʃɪvəlri]

n.  (尤指男人对女人的)彬彬有礼，殷勤，体贴; (中世纪的)骑士制度

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BNC.15757 / COCA.22033

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指男人对女人的）彬彬有礼，殷勤，体贴
  polite and kind behaviour that shows a sense of honour, especially by men towards women
• （中世纪的）骑士制度
  (in the Middle Ages) the religious and moral system of behaviour which the perfect knight was expected to follow

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 骑士风度;(尤指对女子的)彬彬有礼，殷勤
  Chivalryis polite, kind, and unselfish behaviour, especially by men towards women.
  1. Marie seemed to revel in his old-fashioned chivalry.
     玛丽好像陶醉在他那旧式的骑士风度里。
• N-UNCOUNT （中世纪的）骑士精神，骑士风范
  In the Middle Ages,chivalrywas the set of rules and way of behaving which knights were expected to follow.
  1. ...the age of chivalry.
     骑士时代

英英释义

noun

• courtesy towards women
  Synonym:gallantrypolitesse
• the medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct
  Synonym:knightliness

双语例句

• Chivalry, pure and passionless women, unearthly beauty, some high southern fantasy possessed them.
  侠义的作风，纯朴而不动情的女人，超自然的美，这些南方的幻想占有了他们。
• Chivalry the qualities idealized by knighthood, such as bravery, courtesy, honor, and gallantry toward women.
  骑士品质：被骑士制度所理想化的品质，如勇敢、彬彬有礼、荣誉感以及对女人的殷勤等。
• I guess it's dead, along with chivalry and fidelity.
  我想它死了，和你的骑士风度忠贞不二一起死了。
• The Nonexistent Knight is an earthy parody of chivalry and knighthood.
  《不存在的骑士》故意对骑士小说进行了笨拙的模仿。
• He had a sort of instinctive chivalry in him.
  在他身上有一种天生的骑士风度。
• In the Middle Ages in Western societies, the horse was a symbol of chivalry and nobility.
  在中世纪的西方社会，马是骑士精神和贵族的象征。
• Britons are allowing their manners to slip as chivalry becomes a dying art, researchers claim.
  研究者声称：英国人正在放任他们骑士精神悄悄流逝，变成一个正在消亡的文化。
• What he craved was books of poetry and chivalry.
  他渴望得到的是诗集和骑士气概。
• How do characters develop chivalry and dread?
  品质如何获得骑士精神和令人恐惧？
• Their traditions include chivalry and all the knightly things.
  他们的传统是骑士精神和所有骑士所具有的品质。