Word · Frequency #11939
Gent
绅士
informal abbreviation of gentleman
非正式用法
- 1.
a boy or man
男孩,男子
- 2.
informal abbreviation of `gentleman'
绅士(gentleman的非正式缩写)
- 3.
port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry
根特(比利时西北部港口城市,工业中心,以纺织业闻名)
根特(比利时西北部港市);男孩,男子;绅士(gentleman的非正式缩写);根特(比利时西北部港口城市,工业中心,以纺织业闻名)
In use
He's a real gent, always holding the door for others.
Listen, mate, be a gent and pass me that wrench.
The event was attended by several well-known gents from the business community.
gent as a noun
He is a real gent.
他真是一位绅士。
plural form gents
The gents are meeting at the club.
绅士们在俱乐部聚会。
Common mistakes
He is very gent.He is very gentle.
将'gent'误用作形容词,'gent'是名词,表示'绅士',而这里需要形容词'gentle'(温和的)。
Connections
Collocations
- ladies and gents
- 女士们,先生们(非正式,用以称呼听众)
- Ladies and gents, it's time to start the meeting.女士们,先生们,该开会了。
- a real gent
- 一位真正的绅士;一个很有教养且友善的人
- He paid for my coffee—what a real gent.他帮我付了咖啡钱——真是个有风度的绅士。
- old gent
- 老先生
- The old gent smiled and moved aside for us.那位老先生微笑着给我们让了路。
Idioms & figurative uses
- the gents
- 男厕所(英式非正式)I need to visit the gents before we leave.我们离开前我要去一趟男厕所。
- old gent
- 老先生,老绅士The old gent helped me carry my bags.那位老先生帮我搬了行李。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
gent 是 gentleman 的缩写,把 gentleman 后半截 -leman 去掉,剩下 gent,记住它指绅士或男人。
Context & Register
语域:informal 常见场景:casual speech、informal writing、fictional dialogue gent 是 gentleman 的非正式缩略形式,多用于日常口语或轻松场合,指男性或称呼对方,语气比较随意;正式场合较少使用。
Grammar Note
可数名词,复数加-s
Pronunciation & Spelling
以下单词均与 gent 的读音 /dʒɛnt/ 押韵,都包含 /ɛnt/ 音:bent, dent, sent, rent, tent, went。注意形似但发音不同的词:gentle /ˈdʒentl/、genteel /dʒenˈtiːl/、genuine /ˈdʒenjuɪn/、jeans /dʒiːnz/,不要仅凭拼写判断发音。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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