Word · Frequency #15757
Fully loadedchivalry
对女士的礼貌；绅士风度
Polite and kind behaviour, especially by men towards women.
- 1.
The ethical code of the knight prevalent in Medieval Europe, having such primary virtues as mercy towards the poor and oppressed, humility, honour, sacrifice, fear of God, faithfulness, courage and courtesy to ladies.
中世纪欧洲骑士的道德准则,主要美德包括怜悯穷人、谦卑、荣誉、牺牲、敬畏上帝、忠诚、勇敢和礼貌对待女士。
- 2.
courtesy towards women
对女士的礼节
- 3.
Courtesy, respect and honourable conduct, as between opponents in wartime.
对手之间在战争中的礼貌、尊重和体面行为。
- 4.
the medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct
中世纪骑士的行为准则
- 5.
Courteous behaviour, especially that of men towards women.
礼貌行为,尤指男性对女性的彬彬有礼。
骑士精神；骑士道；战场上的宽厚与尊重；人道；中世纪欧洲骑士的道德准则,主要美德包括怜悯穷人、谦卑、荣誉、牺牲、敬畏上帝、忠诚、勇敢和礼貌对待女士。；对女士的礼节；对手之间在战争中的礼貌、尊重和体面行为。
In use
He was a model of chivalry, always holding doors open for others.
The code of chivalry required knights to protect the weak.
Many people still believe in the ideals of chivalry, such as honor and courtesy.
an act of chivalry
常用于描述具体行为
He opened the door for her as an act of chivalry.
他帮她开门，作为一种骑士精神的表现。
show chivalry towards
强调对他人表现出的礼貌和尊重
He showed chivalry towards the elderly lady.
他对那位老奶奶表现出骑士精神。
a code of chivalry
指骑士精神的规范体系
Connections
Collocations
- code of chivalry
- 骑士准则
- Knights were expected to follow the code of chivalry.骑士应遵守骑士准则。
- age of chivalry
- 骑士时代
- The age of chivalry produced many legends.骑士时代造就了许多传奇。
- chivalry is dead
- 绅士风度已不复存在
- Some say chivalry is dead, but he still opens doors for others.有人说绅士风度已不复存在，但他仍会为别人开门。
- act of chivalry
- 骑士般的礼遇之举
- Holding the door open for a stranger was a small act of chivalry.为陌生人扶门是一个小小的礼遇之举。
- spirit of chivalry
- 骑士精神
- The tournament was held to revive the spirit of chivalry.举办这次比赛是为了重振骑士精神。
- sense of chivalry
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：中世纪骑士（骑士）单膝跪地，对女士行骑士礼——chivalry 就是这种礼貌与风度。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：文学/历史叙述、日常评论（如‘chivalry is dead’） chivalry 作‘对女士的礼貌、绅士风度’时，正式程度视语境而定：在文学或历史叙述中通常较正式，多用于书面；在日常口语里则常见于固定说法，语气常带幽默或反讽。
Grammar Note
不可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of the listed words fully rhymes with chivalry /ˈʃɪvəlri/. Chef /ʃɛf/ and chic /ʃiːk/ match the initial /ʃ/ sound spelled 'ch'. Lookalikes that sound different: cavalry /ˈkævəlri/, rivalry /ˈraɪvəlri/, and revelry /ˈrevəlri/ share the '-vəlri' ending but have different stressed vowels, so they do not rhyme. Shiver /ˈʃɪvər/ shares the /ʃɪv/ sound but is spelled with 'sh'.
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.