gallant

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gal·lant1 /ˈɡælənt/ adjectiveadj old-fashioned

1 KINDa man who is gallant is kind and polite towards women 〔对女子〕殷勤有礼的

a gallant young man

一个殷勤的小伙子

2 brave 勇敢的，英勇的

a gallant attempt to save lives

救人的勇敢之举

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gallant• She had also a gallant and generous heart wide-open to affection.• Civilized warfare was, in fact, introduced into California through the undertakings of our own gallant Captain Fremont.• The gallant commander and his horse fell in a heap... the horse dead, the rider unhurt.• And his gallant countrymen were beaten at last.• gallant deeds• We remember well its prime movers: Charlie Hopper, the gallant sub-postmaster.• Want to help our gallant team at the World Aerobatic Championships?• Well and nobly did... his gallant troops hold their own...• Having observed her recovery, the gallant youth departed.

gal·lant2 /ɡəˈlænt, ˈɡælənt $ ɡəˈlænt, ɡəˈlɑːnt/ noun [countableC] old-fashioned

KINDa well-dressed young man who is kind and polite towards women 时髦绅士〔指穿着考究、对女子殷勤的年轻男子〕

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gallant• I insisted on paying the bill and on opening the door for her as if I were an ordinary gallant.• A seasoned gallant who spoke seven languages, he had a quick and agile mind that few women could resist.• These gallants, with hair long and curled, and jerkins dripping pearls, proved to be raucous and strident.• Karelius took an immediate dislike to Lapointe, whom he considered a flashy young gallant.• He, like others, mentioned some young gallant who passed through the village about the same time.• Finally, the Mirza Nama advises the young gallant on the tricky matter of dress.

Origin gallant1

(1300-1400) Old French galer “to have a good time”, from gale; → GALA

gal·lant1 adjectiveadjgal·lant2 noun

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