gallantry

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. courage. countable,uncountable
    — 1926, P. G. Wodehouse, 'Lord Emsworth and the Girl Friend', Penguin, Harmondsworth: 1992, p 98. 'I have the greatest respect for the young lady to whom you refer. She behaved on a certain recent occasion - on two recent occasions - with notable gallantry and resource, and I won't have her bally-ragged.'
  2. chivalrous courtliness, especially towards women. countable,uncountable
    — Of the three things that startle us in the feasts of nobles, there is not one here; no swords, no duels, no tables reeking blood. No faithless gallantries here bring dishonour on some intimate friend.
  3. an instance of gallant behaviour or speech. countable,uncountable

词形变化

gallantries plural

词汇关系

近义词
gallanthood gallantness
衍生词
gallantry show ingallantry ungallantry

词源

From French galanterie, equivalent to gallant + -ry.
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