gentleman

noun

/ˈdʒentlmən/

(plural gentlemen

/ˈdʒentlmən/

)

Idioms

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[countable] a man who is polite and well educated, who has excellent manners and always behaves well
- You acted like a true gentleman.
- Thank you—you're a real gentleman.
- He was always the perfect gentleman.
- He's no gentleman!
- He was too much of a gentleman to ask them for any money.
compare lady
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- perfect
- real
- true
- …
phrases
- be no gentleman
- too much of a gentleman
See full entry
[countable, usually plural] (formal) used to address or refer to a man, especially somebody you do not know
- Ladies and gentlemen! Can I have your attention, please?
- She was talking to an elderly gentleman.
- Ladies and gentlemen of the jury!
- Can I help you, gentlemen?
- There's a gentleman to see you.
In more informal speech, you could say: Can I help you? • There's someone to see you.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- elderly
- distinguished
- handsome
- …
See full entry
(North American English) used to address or refer to a male member of a legislature, for example the House of Representatives
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- elderly
- distinguished
- handsome
- …
See full entry
(old-fashioned) a man from a high social class, especially one who does not need to work
- He retired to his estate and lived the life of a country gentleman.
- a gentleman farmer (= one who owns a farm for pleasure, not as his main job)
Culture gentlemen's clubsgentlemen's clubsThe gentlemen's club is a British institution. Gentlemen's clubs are comfortable, private places with bars, a restaurant, a library and sometimes bedrooms. They attract as members businessmen, politicians and others from the upper class and the Establishment. Members use their club as a place to meet friends or take business contacts. Most are located in London's West End and many have large impressive buildings.It is expensive to join a club and most can be joined only by men, though the Reform Club has had women members since the 1960s, the Athenaeum Club started allowing women members in 2001, and the Carlton Club voted to allow women members in 2008. In other clubs, women and other non-members are not allowed inside except as guests of a member, and women are allowed only in certain rooms. Members must obey rules about dress and behaviour. People wanting to be members may have to wait a long time before they are admitted to the most popular clubs, and will only be allowed to join if an existing member seconds (= supports) them. Any member may object to a particular person being invited to join by blackballing (= voting against) him.Gentlemen's clubs developed in the middle of the 18th century. Men had previously met to chat and to discuss business in coffee houses where coffee, tea and chocolate, all new drinks in Britain at the time, were available. White's, the oldest London club, developed from a chocolate house. Some coffee houses, like the later clubs, were linked with particular professions. For instance, Lloyd's coffee house was associated with shipping and later became Lloyd's of London. In the 18th century clubs were mainly used for drinking and gambling but later attracted members who shared more serious interests. People interested in science and literature joined the Athenaeum, politicians went to the Reform Club, the Carlton Club or Brooks's, and theatre people joined the Garrick.Today, the gentlemen's club suggests to many people an old-fashioned world based on class, where snobbery and prejudice still survive. There is now less interest among younger business people in joining this type of club and several have had to close.In the US there are not many institutions like the gentlemen's club. Private universities like Harvard have alumni associations for people who have studied there, and being a member of such clubs is associated with wealth and social status. The club building of the Harvard Club has in many ways the atmosphere of an English gentlemen's club.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- country
gentleman + noun
- farmer
See full entry

Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘man of noble birth’): from gentle + man, translating Old French gentilz hom. In later use the term denoted ‘a man of a good family (especially one entitled to a coat of arms) but not of the nobility’.

Idioms

a gentleman/lady of leisure

(humorous) a man/woman who does not have to work

单词	gentleman
释义	gentleman noun /ˈdʒentlmən/ /ˈdʒentlmən/ (plural gentlemen /ˈdʒentlmən/ /ˈdʒentlmən/ ) Idioms jump to other results [countable] a man who is polite and well educated, who has excellent manners and always behaves well You acted like a true gentleman. Thank you—you're a real gentleman. He was always the perfect gentleman. He's no gentleman! He was too much of a gentleman to ask them for any money. compare lady Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective perfect real true … phrases be no gentleman too much of a gentleman See full entry [countable, usually plural] (formal) used to address or refer to a man, especially somebody you do not know Ladies and gentlemen! Can I have your attention, please? She was talking to an elderly gentleman. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury! Can I help you, gentlemen? There's a gentleman to see you. In more informal speech, you could say: Can I help you? • There's someone to see you. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective elderly distinguished handsome … See full entry (North American English) used to address or refer to a male member of a legislature, for example the House of Representatives Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective elderly distinguished handsome … See full entry (old-fashioned) a man from a high social class, especially one who does not need to work He retired to his estate and lived the life of a country gentleman. a gentleman farmer (= one who owns a farm for pleasure, not as his main job) Culture gentlemen's clubsgentlemen's clubsThe gentlemen's club is a British institution. Gentlemen's clubs are comfortable, private places with bars, a restaurant, a library and sometimes bedrooms. They attract as members businessmen, politicians and others from the upper class and the Establishment. Members use their club as a place to meet friends or take business contacts. Most are located in London's West End and many have large impressive buildings.It is expensive to join a club and most can be joined only by men, though the Reform Club has had women members since the 1960s, the Athenaeum Club started allowing women members in 2001, and the Carlton Club voted to allow women members in 2008. In other clubs, women and other non-members are not allowed inside except as guests of a member, and women are allowed only in certain rooms. Members must obey rules about dress and behaviour. People wanting to be members may have to wait a long time before they are admitted to the most popular clubs, and will only be allowed to join if an existing member seconds (= supports) them. Any member may object to a particular person being invited to join by blackballing (= voting against) him.Gentlemen's clubs developed in the middle of the 18th century. Men had previously met to chat and to discuss business in coffee houses where coffee, tea and chocolate, all new drinks in Britain at the time, were available. White's, the oldest London club, developed from a chocolate house. Some coffee houses, like the later clubs, were linked with particular professions. For instance, Lloyd's coffee house was associated with shipping and later became Lloyd's of London. In the 18th century clubs were mainly used for drinking and gambling but later attracted members who shared more serious interests. People interested in science and literature joined the Athenaeum, politicians went to the Reform Club, the Carlton Club or Brooks's, and theatre people joined the Garrick.Today, the gentlemen's club suggests to many people an old-fashioned world based on class, where snobbery and prejudice still survive. There is now less interest among younger business people in joining this type of club and several have had to close.In the US there are not many institutions like the gentlemen's club. Private universities like Harvard have alumni associations for people who have studied there, and being a member of such clubs is associated with wealth and social status. The club building of the Harvard Club has in many ways the atmosphere of an English gentlemen's club. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective country gentleman + noun farmer See full entry Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘man of noble birth’): from gentle + man, translating Old French gentilz hom. In later use the term denoted ‘a man of a good family (especially one entitled to a coat of arms) but not of the nobility’. Idioms a gentleman/lady of leisure (humorous) a man/woman who does not have to work
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