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单词 valiant
释义 val·iant
I. \ˈvalyənt\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English valiaunt, from Middle French vaillant, from Old French, from present participle of valoir to be strong, be worth, from Latin valēre — more at wield
1. obsolete : firm, strong, robust
2. : possessing or acting with bravery or boldness : courageous, intrepid, stouthearted
 < valiant he was, cunning and skilled in war — Charles Kingsley >
 < a valiant and energetic lot whose legends described their long migration — Marjory S. Douglas >
 < was … an ardent lover of mankind and a passionate and valiant idealist — J.H.Holmes >
— sometimes used ironically
 < became this chieftain's guest, crony, and valiant drinking companion — Alan Devoe >
 < was as valiant a trencherman — B.A.Williams >
3. : marked by, exhibiting, or carried out with courage, persistence, or determination : heroic
 < had a valiant war record — F.C.Brady >
 < is prepared to make a valiant fight — Douglas Cater >
 < made a valiant effort to relieve the distress of the people — Hallie Farmer >
 < against all these … forces the critic and the historian must make a valiant struggle — L.P.Smith >
— sometimes used ironically
 < his contribution had been a valiant plan to send a thousand men to die gloriously in a futile attack — Leslie Rees >
4. : possessing merit or worth : excellent, noteworthy
 < wrote two most valiant and revelatory works of realism — Sinclair Lewis >
 < the six-volume series began … with his valiant and lovely impressions of childhood — Brooks Atkinson >
Synonyms: see brave
II. noun
(-s)
: a valiant person
 < the first white comers … were two valiants of Cortez's band — Julian Dana >
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