Word · Frequency #9854
squire
骑士侍从；年轻贵族侍从
A knight's attendant, either a shield-bearer or a young nobleman serving a knight.
- 1.
A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.
侍从骑士的持盾或持甲者。
- 2.
young nobleman attendant on a knight
骑士的年轻贵族侍从
- 3.
A male attendant on a great personage.
大人物身边的男随从。
- 4.
an English country landowner
英国乡村地主
- 5.
A devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau.
女士的忠实随从或追求者；情郎。
- 6.
a man who attends or escorts a woman
陪伴或护送女士的男士
- 7.
A title of office and courtesy. See under esquire.
一种官职和尊称。参见 esquire 条。
- 8.
An Australian snapper (Chrysophrys auratus), a food fish also found in eastern Asia.
澳大利亚鲷(Chrysophrys auratus),一种食用鱼,也见于东亚。
- 9.
A grass emperor (Lethrinus laticaudis), of coral reefs of the western Pacific.
草皇帝鱼(Lethrinus laticaudis),西太平洋珊瑚礁的一种鱼。
乡绅；侍从；随从；（女士的）追求者；护花使者；（用于姓名后的尊称）先生；阁下；鲷鱼；草皇帝鱼
In use
The local squire donated a large sum of money to build a new school.
Every morning, the squire would ride his horse across the fields to inspect the crops.
The villagers respected the old squire for his fairness and generosity.
be a squire
squire 作名词指中世纪骑士的扈从或侍从，也指乡绅。
He was a squire to the knight.
他是骑士的扈从。
the squire of [place]
指某一地区的乡绅或地主。
The squire of the manor hosted a feast.
庄园的乡绅举办了一场宴会。
serve as a squire
常用短语，强调担任扈从角色。
Connections
Collocations
- country squire
- 乡绅；乡村地主
- The country squire spent his days managing farms and hunting with his friends.这位乡绅整天忙于打理农场，并和朋友们一起狩猎。
- knight's squire
- 骑士的侍从
- The knight's squire polished the armor and sharpened the sword before the tournament.骑士的侍从在比赛前擦亮了盔甲并磨快了剑。
- squire of dames
- 对女士献殷勤的人；护花使者
- He was the squire of dames, always ready to accompany the ladies to any event.他总爱对女士献殷勤，随时准备陪她们参加任何活动。
- village squire
- 村中乡绅；本地乡绅
- The village squire paid for the school roof to be repaired.村中的乡绅出钱修缮了学校的屋顶。
Idioms & figurative uses
- squire of dames
- 对女士献殷勤的男士；女性的忠实追求者He is a squire of dames, always holding doors open and paying compliments.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
squire：想象一名少年侍从为骑士持盾，单膝跪地，紧随其旁——这便是squire。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：historical fiction、period dramas、rural English literature squire 多用于历史或文学语境，可指骑士侍从，也可指英国乡绅；现代口语中较少见，带过时或诙谐色彩。正式场合使用也有限，需结合具体义项判断。
Grammar Note
常与物主代词连用，如 his squire
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with squire's final /aɪr/ sound: wire, tire, hire, fire, quire, and conspire. Beware of lookalikes like square (/skwɛr/), which is pronounced differently, and quiet (/ˈkwaɪət/) or quite (/kwaɪt/), which have similar spellings but different endings.
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。
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