Word · Frequency #5152
knight
授予…骑士称号；封…为骑士
to confer knighthood upon (someone)
- 1.
To confer knighthood upon.
- 2.
To promote (a pawn) to a knight.
- 3.
raise (someone) to knighthood
授予(某人)骑士称号
（国际象棋）使（兵）升变为马；把（兵）升变为马；授予(某人)骑士称号；授以爵位
In use
The queen knighted the brave soldier for his courage.
The famous actor was knighted by the king last year.
They decided to knight the scientist after her great discovery.
The Beatles were knighted
knight sb
常用被动，也常说 be knighted by + 君主或代表。
The queen knighted him for his years of service.
女王因他多年的服务而授予他骑士称号。
be knighted
被动结构最为常见，表示“被封为爵士”。
He was knighted in the New Year Honours list.
他在新年授勋名单中被授予骑士称号。
knight a pawn
Connections
Collocations
- be knighted by the Queen
- 被女王封为骑士
- He was knighted by the Queen in 2019.他于2019年被女王封为骑士。
- be knighted for services
- 因服务或贡献而被封为骑士
- She was knighted for her services to education.她因对教育事业的贡献而被封为骑士。
- knight a pawn
- （国际象棋）使兵升变为马
- You can knight a pawn when it reaches the eighth rank.当兵到达第八横线时，你可以把它升变为马。
- newly knighted
- 新封为骑士的
- The newly knighted author spoke about his work.这位新封为骑士的作家谈到了他的作品。
- get knighted
- 获得骑士称号
- Many actors hope to get knighted.许多演员希望获得骑士称号。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
k 不发音，knight 与 night 同音：想象月夜中，国王用剑轻点双肩，封你为骑士。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：royal ceremony、formal announcement、historical narrative knight 作动词时通常用于正式或书面语境，表示‘授予骑士称号’，多出现在王室授勋仪式、正式报道或历史叙述中；日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ight 结尾，且都与 knight /naɪt/ 押韵（gh 不发音，读 /aɪt/）。注意形近词如 knit /nɪt/、knot /nɒt/ 读音不同，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.