knightly

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of or pertaining to a knight or knights.
    — Where noyse of armes, or vew of martiall guize / Might not reuiue desire of knightly exercize.
  2. Befitting a knight; formally courteous (as a knight); chivalrous, gallant and courtly.
    — knightly combat
副词 adv.
  1. In the manner of a knight; chivalrously.
    — Mar. In Gods name, and the Kings, say who yͧ [thou] art. And why thou com'st thus knightly clad in Armes?

词形变化

knightlier comparative knightliest superlative knightlier comparative knightliest superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
knightlihood knightlily knightliness unknightly

词源

词源 1
From Middle English knyghtly, knightlich; equivalent to knight + -ly (adjectival suffix). Cognate with Old English cnihtlīċ (“boyish”), Dutch knechtelijk (“servile”), German knechtlich (“menial”).
词源 2
From Middle English knyghtly; equivalent to knight + -ly (adverbial suffix).
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