单词 | chivalrous |
释义 | chivalrous From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishchivalrouschiv‧al‧rous /ˈʃɪvəlrəs/ adjectivePOLITEa man who is chivalrous behaves in a polite, kind, generous, and honourable way, especially towards women —chivalrously adverbExamples from the Corpuschivalrous• He was generous, courteous and chivalrous.• Her knight would be gentle, kind and chivalrous.• She was also flushed and evidently in a state of unrest, which made him feel chivalrous and sympathetic.• Had a wonderful time, thanks to a generous, patient and chivalrous companion.• But he had ridden up on a valiant steed with all the trappings of chivalrous knighthood.• Small wonder if their son grew up with a taste for chivalrous pursuits, warlike deeds and sometimes foolhardy enterprise.• Only Richard Burton, her first lover, seems like the chivalrous romantic ideal.• The chivalrous Southerners had struck a bonanza.. |
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