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a cavalier
作名词时，cavalier指彬彬有礼的骑士或绅士，常用于历史或文学语境。
The queen smiled at the cavalier who knelt before her.
女王对跪在她面前的那位骑士微笑。
骑士；殷勤的绅士
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
骑士；殷勤的绅士
a gallant or courtly gentleman
The queen smiled at the cavalier who knelt before her.
女王对跪在她面前的那位骑士微笑。
从棱堡等凸起的防御工事,俯瞰周围地区
A defensive work rising from a bastion, etc., and overlooking the surrounding area.
骑士查理王猎犬。
A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
彬彬有礼的绅士
a gallant or courtly gentleman
雪佛兰骑士。
A Chevrolet Cavalier.
As a true cavalier, he always opens the door for others.
作为一位真正的绅士，他总是为别人开门。
The elegant cavaliers at the banquet charmed everyone with their wit.
宴会上那些风度翩翩的绅士们用机智迷倒了所有人。
She dreamed of meeting a cavalier who would treat her with respect.
她梦想遇到一位对她以礼相待的绅士。
作名词时，cavalier指彬彬有礼的骑士或绅士，常用于历史或文学语境。
The queen smiled at the cavalier who knelt before her.
女王对跪在她面前的那位骑士微笑。
复数形式为cavaliers，在句中作主语时谓语动词用复数。
The cavaliers rode into the tournament field.
骑士们骑马进入比武场地。
as a cavalier表示“以骑士身份”，用于说明某人的角色或身份。
He served as a cavalier at the royal tournament.
他在王室比武大会上担任骑士。
Not this
He is brave cavalier.
Use this
He is a brave cavalier.
cavalier 是可数名词，单数形式前必须有冠词；a brave cavalier 才是完整、正确的名词短语。
Not this
Two cavalier rode past the castle.
Use this
Two cavaliers rode past the castle.
cavalier 的复数是 cavaliers；two 后面要接复数形式，所以要把 cavalier 改为 cavaliers。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
彬彬有礼的骑士
In the ballroom, he moved like a courtly cavalier, charming every guest.
在舞厅里，他举止像一位彬彬有礼的骑士，迷住了每位客人。
英勇的骑士
The gallant cavalier offered his hand to help her across the stream.
这位英勇的骑士伸出手帮助她过溪。
骑马的骑士
A cavalier on horseback was seen riding toward the village.
有人看到一个骑马的骑士朝村庄骑行。
Use cavalier naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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想象一位骑马的绅士（cavalier）向女士脱帽行礼：勇武又殷勤。
语域：formal 常见场景：literary prose、historical narrative 此义项指“殷勤的绅士”，属于较正式、文学化的用词，多用于历史叙述或文学作品中，口语中较少单独使用。
真正的同韵词：chandelier、career、engineer、volunteer、pioneer、frontier，词尾都读 /-ˈɪr/。注意拼写相似的陷阱：soldier /ˈsoʊldʒər/、barrier /ˈbæriər/ 虽以 -ier 结尾，但读音完全不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.