记忆方法
cavalry => chivalrous.
中文词源
chivalrous 彬彬有礼的
来自拉丁词caballus, 马，原指骑士精神的，有礼貌的。比较cavalier, 骑士精神的，傲慢的。
英语词源
- 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.
权威例句
- 1. He was handsome, upright and chivalrous.
- 他长相英俊，为人正直，风度翩翩。
- 2. Never was husband more devoted, more respectful , more chivalrous. But love?
- 从来没有哪个丈夫这么忠诚,这么殷勤, 这么体贴周到. 可是爱情 呢 ?
- 3. This chivalrous attitude was not endorsed by their followers in the party.
- 这种侠义的精神未能得到党内其他党员的支持.
- 4. Men are so little chivalrous now.
- 现在的男人几乎没有什么骑士风度了.
- 5. Toward women he was nobly restrained and chivalrous.
- 对于妇女,他表现得高尚拘谨,尊敬三分.