单词 | senhor |
释义 | senhorn. In Portuguese use, or with reference to Portuguese: A term of respect placed before the name of a man in addressing him or speaking of him, equivalent to the English ‘Mr.’ Also used without the name as a form of address, equivalent to ‘sir’ in English. Hence, a Portuguese gentleman. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > title > for a man > in languages other than English signor1539 seigniora1578 señor1622 Herr1653 senhor1795 Shri1800 Encika1811 reb1859 Sr.a1912 U1930 society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [noun] > gentleman > foreign hidalgo1594 signor1742 caballero1749 babu1763 signore1820 senhor1830 señor1868 1795 J. C. Murphy Trav. Portugal 31 I am sorry, Senhors, (said she,) that you have not rested well. 1830 Portugal; or The Young Travellers 56 Senhor Macedo..turning to Mr. Grey, said, smilingly: ‘This is good policy, is it not, Senhor?’ 1830 Portugal; or The Young Travellers 56 The lively sallies of the Senhor. 1853 A. R. Wallace Amazon & Rio Negro 198 Though Senhor L. is well acquainted with the river, we here almost lost our way. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1795 |
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