gallantry
gallantry 英 [ˈgæləntri] 美 [ˈɡæləntri]
n. 勇敢；殷勤；风流；勇敢的行为
名词复数:gallantries
- Gallantry is an old-fashioned word for brave behavior in a man, especially on the battlefield.
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- n. 勇敢；殷勤；风流；勇敢的行为
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1. No thanks to his gallantry for that.
他向你献殷勤你又何必感激。
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2. having the qualities of gallantry attributed to an ideal knight.
有理想的骑士所具有的勇敢品质。
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3. "Be able to boast that if gallantry, generosity, and fidelity were lost in the world men would be able to find them again in your own breast" (clxv).
“如果勇敢、慷慨、忠诚在世间迷失，还能够自诩这些依然存在于你的胸中” (clxv)。
- gallantry (n.) 1590s, "fine appearance," from French galanterie (16c.), from Old French galant "courteous; amusing" (see gallant (adj.)). Meaning "gallant behavior" is from 1630s; meaning "polite attention to ladies" is from 1670s. Middle English had gallantness "merriment, gaiety, high living" (late 15c.).
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