英:['gæləntlɪ]
美:[ˈɡæləntlɪ]
英:['gæləntlɪ]
美:[ˈɡæləntlɪ]
adv.
勇敢地
大胆地
(船等)富丽堂皇
(对女性)殷勤地
词根:gallant
adj.gallant 英勇的,勇敢的;华丽的;雄伟的
n.gallantry 勇敢;殷勤;风流;勇敢的行为
adjective
showy in dress or bearing : smart
splendid, stately
a gallant ship
spirited, brave
gallant efforts against the enemy
nobly chivalrous and often self-sacrificing
courteously and elaborately attentive especially to ladies
biographical name
Mavis 1922–2014 originally Mavis de Trafford Young Canadian-French writer
noun
a young man of fashion
ladies' man
suitor
paramour
verb
transitive verb
to pay court to (a lady) : attend
used to gallant her in his youth—Washington Irving
obsolete to manipulate (a fan) in a modish manner
intransitive verb
to pay court to ladies
1550年代,“华丽地”,来自 gallant(形容词)+ -ly(2)。意思是“对女性表现出夸张的礼貌”,始于1610年代。
Adjective Middle English galaunt, borrowed from Middle French galant, from present participle of galer "to squander in pleasures, have a good time, enjoy oneself," going back to Old French, going back to Gallo-Romance *walāre, derivative of Old Low Franconian *wala "well, with good appearance or effect," going back to Germanic *welō — more at well >entry 3 Noun Middle English galaunt, gallaunt, borrowed from Middle French, noun derivative of galant gallant >entry 1 Verb derivative of gallant >entry 1
The first known use of gallant was in the 14th century
gallerynoun
an outdoor balcony
a long narrow room, hall, or passage
an underground passageway (as in a mine or cave)
a passage (as in earth or wood) made by an animal and especially an insect
a room or building devoted to the exhibition of works of art
a business dealing in works of art
a balcony in an auditoriumespecially: the highest balcony in a theater or the people who sit there
play to the gallery
a photographer's studio
gallerynoun
an outdoor balcony
a long narrow room, hall, or passage
an underground passageway (as in a mine or cave)
a passage (as in earth or wood) made by an animal and especially an insect
a room or building devoted to the exhibition of works of art
a business dealing in works of art
a balcony in an auditoriumespecially: the highest balcony in a theater or the people who sit there
play to the gallery
a photographer's studio
galleonnoun
a large sailing ship with square sails used from the 1400s to the 1700s especially by the Spanish
gall1 of 4noun
bile sense 1
something hard to endure
ill will
nerve sense 3c
gall2 of 4noun
a skin sore (as on a horse's back) caused by repeated irritation (as from rubbing by a saddle)
a cause or state of aggravation
gall3 of 4verb
to make or become sore or worn by rubbing
irritate sense 1, vex
sarcasm galls her
gall4 of 4noun
an abnormal growth of plant tissue usually due to fungi or insect parasites
gallbladdernoun
a muscular sac in which bile from the liver is stored
gallantrynoun
an act of notable courtesy
courteous attention to a woman
notable bravery
gallant1 of 2noun
a fashionable young man
a man who likes the company of women and is attentive to them
suitor sense 3
gallant2 of 2adjective
showy in dress or bearing
splendid sense 2, stately
a gallant ship
spirited, brave
chivalrous sense 2a, noble
a gallant knight
polite and attentive to women
1 It means gallantly turning down half-hearted offers of perfunctory, mechanical sex from someone too tired to contemplate anything else, and then finding a way, five minutes later, to say that you've changed your mind.
2 This council made a gallant effort to socialize this City Charter mandate.
3 The new fighters behave gallantly under fire.
新战士在炮火下表现得很勇敢。
4 But Marchbanks still has not explained what Candida revealed to him when Morell gallantly left them alone to sort out their feelings.
5 He opened an eye and tried gallantly to smile.
6 The result ruined a steely performance from New England’s rookie signal-caller, Bailey Zappe, who along with a gallant defense, kept his club in it after starter Brian Hoyer left with a concussion in the first quarter.
7 The officers behaved gallantly, in order to encourage their men, for which they suffered greatly; there being near sixty killed and wounded; a large proportion of the number we had.
8 Instead of “O’er the ramparts we watch’d, were so gallantly streaming,” Ms. Aguilera belted out, “What so proudly we watched at the twilight’s last reaming.”
9 She bungled some words, leaving out the line, "O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming," and instead repeating a line from earlier in the song.
10 Though Martha, ever up for it, goaded him to give a member of her crew "a pumpkin to the back of the head," Knoxville gallantly laughed her off.
11 There’s the sob story, the gallant bildungsroman, the louche chronicle of various addictive behaviors, the righteous making of an activist, the victory lap.
12 Agree: When Heinrichs' future mother-in-law told him, "I'm sure you're aware that my daughter could do better than you," he gallantly responded, "Well, then, we already agree on something."
13 The Harvard Lampoon teased her for "so gallantly persisting in her career despite a total inability to act."
14 These services gallantly advertise their genuine offer of financial help to reduce your credit strain.
这些服务广告当仁不让,他们真正提供的财政帮助,以减少你的信用压力。
15 He offered her his seat in a gallant gesture.
16 The town responded gallantly to the war.
全镇居民英勇地应对这场战争。
17 He looked up and tipped his hat gallantly.
18 The town responded gallantly to the War.
全镇的人都英勇无畏地投入了这场战争。
19 Partnered by a gallantly attentive Benjamin Millepied, Ms. Borree was pleasant and pretty, moving carefully through her steps as if hesitant to stir up trouble.
20 He gallantly offer to carry her cases to the car.
他殷勤地要帮她把箱子拎到车子里去。
2 勇敢
game bold brave stout gritty courageous intrepid valiant gallant gutsy spunky lionhearted bravely courageously valiantly nobly gamely daringly intrepidly pluckily bravery boldness stoutness courageousness
6 华丽
fine loud gorgeous gay purple brave splendid sporty ornate posh sumptuous luscious glittering gallant opulent gilded doggy exuberant dressy flowery dashing swanky glitzy resplendent swank luxuriant florid bravura splendiferous nobby aureate euphuistic dashy loudly superbly gaily opulently flower glitter bravery pageant grandeur pomp magnificence opulence glitz pageantry gaiety flamboyance pomposity luxuriance floweriness floridity theatricalize with a flourish
7 英勇
brave heroic courageous valiant gallant valorous soldierly Achillean soldierlike bravely courageously valiantly heroically valorously doughtily bravery heroism valor gallantry valiance