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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。
授予…骑士称号；封…为骑士
knighted — past of knight
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授予…骑士称号；封…为骑士
to confer knighthood upon (someone)
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。
To confer knighthood upon.
To promote (a pawn) to a knight.
授予(某人)骑士称号
raise (someone) to knighthood
knight
Base
原形
knights
3rd person
第三人称单数
knighting
-ing
现在分词
knighted
Past
过去式
knighted
Past participle
过去分词
The queen knights the brave soldier at the ceremony.
女王在仪式上授予这位勇敢的士兵骑士称号。
She knighted the author for his contribution to literature.
她因这位作家对文学的贡献而授予他骑士称号。
They have knighted several scientists this year.
今年他们已经授予几位科学家骑士称号。
常见于王室授勋语境；国际象棋中也可表示“使（兵）升变为马”。
The queen knighted the brave soldier for his courage.
女王因那位勇敢士兵的勇气而授予他骑士称号。
AI contextual example
The famous actor was knighted by the king last year.
那位著名演员去年被国王授予了骑士称号。
AI contextual example
They decided to knight the scientist after her great discovery.
他们决定在伟大发现之后授予那位科学家骑士称号。
AI contextual example
The Beatles were knighted
披头士乐队成员被封为爵士
WordNet
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。
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。
这是棋类术语，指把兵升变为马；注意与“封爵”义区分。
In chess, you can knight a pawn when it reaches the last rank.
在国际象棋中，当兵走到最后一条横线时，你可以把它升变为马。
Not this
He was knight by the Queen.
Use this
He was knighted by the Queen.
knight 作动词时，被动语态必须用过去分词 knighted。这里把名词 knight 误当作表语形容词，结构不正确；改为 knighted 后表示“被女王封为骑士”。
Not this
The famous actor was knighted with the Queen in 2010.
Use this
The famous actor was knighted by the Queen in 2010.
被动语态中动作的发出者应用 by 引出；with 表示“和……一起”，会使句子被误解为“演员和女王一起被封爵”。改为 by 后，才能准确表达“被女王封爵”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
（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。
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。
获得骑士称号
Many actors hope to get knighted.
许多演员希望获得骑士称号。
白马王子；救星
He arrived like a knight in shining armor to help us fix the problem.
他像白马王子一样出现，帮我们解决了问题。
白衣骑士；救星；（企业并购中的）拯救者
The struggling company was rescued by a white knight at the last minute.
这家陷入困境的公司最后一刻被一位白衣骑士（救星）拯救了。
游侠骑士；侠义之人
He spent his life as a kind of knight errant, fighting for lost causes.
他一生像个游侠骑士，为注定失败的事业而战。
发长 /aɪ/ 音 (如 high, light)
Same pattern, same sound
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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。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.