Definition of chivalry in English:

chivalry

noun ˈʃɪv(ə)lriˈʃɪvəlri

mass noun

1The medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code.
（中世纪）骑士制度（包括其宗教、道德和社交规范）
the age of chivalry
Example sentencesExamples
- The code of chivalry that embodied the knightly ideals - honor, generosity and courtesy - became the code of honor of the gentleman, and the foundation of fencing etiquette.
- Later medieval chivalry has been criticized for being decadent and other-worldly, yet it never lost touch with the changing military dimensions of war nor was blind to its bloody realities.
- The festival of music, dance, martial arts and medieval chivalry will showcase a variety of costumes, colour and culture.
- Like many before and since, Chandler saw the detective as embodying the medieval conception of chivalry.
- Orders of chivalry had their origins in the religious orders of the Medieval Church, and in particular those created in the Holy Land during the crusades.
- Saladin, as in most of the medieval chronicles, represents chivalry.
- They will consider different interpretations of the famous clash of August 22nd, 1485, within the broader context of medieval warfare and chivalry.
- However, Woo does not celebrate this violence, but rather uses it to represent a nostalgia for a lost code of honor and chivalry that he sees as necessary for human survival.
- He was also encouraged to display the virtues of chivalry, a code of conduct created by the clergy to curb the brutality of this order of knights.
- For a moment, I felt like I had been transported back in time, into a medieval world of chivalry and magic.
- Many such characters desperately need a ‘code’ to live by, like the social code of chivalry for Don Quixote.
- A code of behavior, chivalry, evolved from these feudal contests of skill.
- Joan united ‘to her maidenly virtues the martial courage and ardor of the noblest knights of chivalry,’ the author argued.
- It was at this court, and at her daughter Marie's in Champagne, that the codes of chivalry and of courtly love were established, in close contact with the great ladies.
- Only the nobility participated in warfare, using the symbol of medieval chivalry, the chariot.
- It speaks of jousts, tournaments, wizards, falconry, enchantresses, damsels in distress, wars, quests, and the code of chivalry.
- Once again, chivalry and morals, my friends, will take you places.
- During the Middle Ages, chivalry was a code of brave and courteous conduct for knights.
- Who does not remember the eccentric hero who chose to live in the medieval world of chivalry and thought of himself as a knight in shining armour?
- She was impressed by his attention to the codes of chivalry.
- This is reinforced by the final exchange between Gawain and the Green Knight where the poet shows the way he feels feudalism should work - by banishing courtly love and women from the code of chivalry.
1. 1.1 The combination of qualities expected of an ideal knight, namely courage, honour, courtesy, justice, and a readiness to help the weak.
  骑士精神（尤指勇气、荣誉感、礼貌、正义感和对弱者的扶助）
  tales of chivalry and knightly deeds
  Example sentencesExamples
  He was adored by his men, not least for his courage, chivalry and handsome appearance.
  The fact that you were a woman did not absolve you from keeping to the ideals of chivalry, in times of crisis and in your ordinary life.
  In that imaginary reality what drives people to act in one way or another is ideas of honour, chivalry, nobility and heroism.
  However, Brooks' point is that ambition crowds out other cultivated qualities, such as chivalry.
  I figure that chivalry, honour, friendship and, of course, romance are all part of film noir as is the inner darkness of the central character - usually - and certainly the villains.
  What is the big idea behind chivalry or expecting a man to do things that might seem unnatural to him?
  Louis IX of France, canonized after his death, was in his lifetime a model of chivalry, justice, and piety for western Christendom, at once a rival and an exemplar to the English king.
  The full flowering of the ideals of knighthood and chivalry is found in poetry in the high Middle Ages.
  This is the man whom folklorists and historians - by unimaginable mental and moral gymnastics - have endowed with qualities of quixotic chivalry, and set up as a national hero.
  There were the Knights of the Round Table, vowed to the highest ideals of chivalry, and the greatest of them, Sir Lancelot, who, of course, has a tragic love affair with the Queen.
  More resonantly, Joan, due to her chastity, courage, chivalry, piety and intelligence, personified an exceptional female figurehead.
  Manuals of chivalry exhorted the ideal man of arms to be temperate to preserve the fighting edge.
  The war was fought with heavy loss of life and notable courage and chivalry on both sides.
  The article stressed the explicit Catholicity of Christian chivalry, comparing the ideals that bound knights to service with the characteristic vows of Catholic monastic life.
  With the absence of humility, yet his important role in society and his ideals of chivalry, Beowulf was the definition of a hero in his own time.
  All the courageous deeds and tales of chivalry that they had so eagerly talked about were so far away now, like a faint memory just out of reach.
  A court dealing with his appeal over an earlier confrontation heard that from a young age he had been regaled with stories of daring deeds, courage and chivalry in the SAS, told by his father, Tony.
  It was the idea of chivalry and courage that appealed.
  Loyalty, honesty, frankness, gratitude, chivalry, magnanimity - these are the hallmarks of the good friend, the good husband and father, the nice guy we all hope our daughters will marry.
  The scale rewards honor, chivalry and courage, but also deducts for blatant foolishness and sheer idiocy.
  Synonyms
  knight errantry, the knightly code, knighthood, courtly manners, knightliness, courtliness, nobility, magnanimity
  bravery, courage, boldness, valour, heroism, daring, intrepidity
  honour, integrity, high-mindedness, justice, justness, fairness, loyalty, constancy, trueness, truthfulness, virtuousness
2. 1.2 Courteous behaviour, especially that of a man towards women.
  （尤指男性对女性的）殷勤有礼
  he still retained a sense of chivalry towards women
  Example sentencesExamples
  Society's double standards tend to help female murderers in the courtroom; in the Deep South, where most of America's executions take place, there is almost a chivalry towards women.
  And here I thought you would hold it out for me, considering the whole chivalry thing.
  Oh well, it's not like I expected chivalry and flattery.
  He'd seen his friend dismiss a flirtatious girl with gentle chivalry and no second thoughts, and he'd seen the occasional sidelong glances the brunet had sent his way.
  He never started a fight, and he kept to the laws of chivalry, common thief though he was.
  Yet in spite of the fanatical beliefs of both sides, there were examples of restraint and even of chivalry in the Crusades.
  Imagine living in a peaceful world of chivalry, manners, and intelligence that was the 1800's.
  She wasn't in the mood for Danny's misplaced sense of chivalry right now.
  Just an after thought, with chivalry being dead, how can the perfect man still exist?
  Shivering in their thin white gowns, the brides draped over their bare shoulders the dark suit jackets handed over by their husbands - on this one day, at least, models of chivalry.
  Sheriffe intervened out of a misplaced sense of chivalry, said Mr Sharpe.
  So forget Stepford; come to Brooklyn, where both civilization and chivalry - the good kind - are lively and well.
  But this romanticized image with gentlemanly behavior and chivalry was largely devised by Victorian scholars in the 19th century.
  The Druze are known for their generosity and are guided by a sense of chivalry and honor.
  Their sons are sometimes not models of chivalry.
  His wit was quick and always kept his friends laughing; he had a genuine heart and sense of chivalry.
  The most dramatic illustrations of the lack of chivalry toward black and other minority women comes from examining who gets sentenced to prison.
  Little Trunk wanted to thank Hugh for his unforgotten chivalry toward her.
  For herself, Marion thought his dark brown eyes were rather puppy-dog and that he had a floppy, confused look, despite all his stiff, correct behaviour and chivalry.
  He seemed, if not a figure of chivalry, the perfect gentleman, with a full head of silver-streaked hair, not quite as leonine as the mane on tonight's Lohengrin but wholly admirable.
  Synonyms
  gallantry, gentlemanliness, thoughtfulness, attentiveness, consideration, considerateness
  courtesy, courteousness, politeness, graciousness, mannerliness, good manners, urbanity, courtliness
2archaic Knights, noblemen, and horsemen collectively.
〈史〉骑士团（骑士、贵族和骑师总称）
I fought against the cream of French chivalry
我与法国骑士团的精英打斗。

Derivatives

chivalric

adjective ʃɪˈvalrɪkʃəˈvælrɪk

Such concepts were derived partly from the feudal and chivalric traditions in which land was held from the Crown in exchange for the performance of military duties.
Example sentencesExamples
- But clerical disapproval did not undermine the appeal of chivalric culture, with its glorification of courage, loyalty, and military ability.
- All the new knights were appointed for their chivalric reputations.
- As a young man, in particular, he was conspicuous for his enthusiasm for tournaments and other chivalric pursuits, and his devotion to the crusading cause is especially notable.
- It examines chivalric ritual and tournament, much of which took place at Greenwich.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French chevalerie, from medieval Latin caballerius, for late Latin caballarius 'horseman' (see chevalier).

The word chivalry springs from the fact that a knight rode a horse. Chivalry came into English from medieval Latin caballerius, which was based on Latin caballus ‘horse’. Cavalry (mid 16th century), cavalier (mid 16th century), and cavalcade (late 16th century) come from the same Latin word. In its early use chivalry could describe knights, noblemen, and horsemen collectively, as in ‘The eleven kings with their chivalry never turned back’ wrote Thomas Malory (1405–1471) in Le Morte D'Arthur (1485). Later it came to refer to the qualities associated with an ideal knight, especially courage, honour, loyalty, and courtesy.

Definition of chivalry in US English:

chivalry

nounˈSHivəlrēˈʃɪvəlri

1The medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code.
（中世纪）骑士制度（包括其宗教、道德和社交规范）
Example sentencesExamples
- During the Middle Ages, chivalry was a code of brave and courteous conduct for knights.
- Joan united ‘to her maidenly virtues the martial courage and ardor of the noblest knights of chivalry,’ the author argued.
- The code of chivalry that embodied the knightly ideals - honor, generosity and courtesy - became the code of honor of the gentleman, and the foundation of fencing etiquette.
- Orders of chivalry had their origins in the religious orders of the Medieval Church, and in particular those created in the Holy Land during the crusades.
- Saladin, as in most of the medieval chronicles, represents chivalry.
- Many such characters desperately need a ‘code’ to live by, like the social code of chivalry for Don Quixote.
- Only the nobility participated in warfare, using the symbol of medieval chivalry, the chariot.
- They will consider different interpretations of the famous clash of August 22nd, 1485, within the broader context of medieval warfare and chivalry.
- This is reinforced by the final exchange between Gawain and the Green Knight where the poet shows the way he feels feudalism should work - by banishing courtly love and women from the code of chivalry.
- He was also encouraged to display the virtues of chivalry, a code of conduct created by the clergy to curb the brutality of this order of knights.
- A code of behavior, chivalry, evolved from these feudal contests of skill.
- It was at this court, and at her daughter Marie's in Champagne, that the codes of chivalry and of courtly love were established, in close contact with the great ladies.
- She was impressed by his attention to the codes of chivalry.
- Once again, chivalry and morals, my friends, will take you places.
- Who does not remember the eccentric hero who chose to live in the medieval world of chivalry and thought of himself as a knight in shining armour?
- However, Woo does not celebrate this violence, but rather uses it to represent a nostalgia for a lost code of honor and chivalry that he sees as necessary for human survival.
- Like many before and since, Chandler saw the detective as embodying the medieval conception of chivalry.
- The festival of music, dance, martial arts and medieval chivalry will showcase a variety of costumes, colour and culture.
- For a moment, I felt like I had been transported back in time, into a medieval world of chivalry and magic.
- Later medieval chivalry has been criticized for being decadent and other-worldly, yet it never lost touch with the changing military dimensions of war nor was blind to its bloody realities.
- It speaks of jousts, tournaments, wizards, falconry, enchantresses, damsels in distress, wars, quests, and the code of chivalry.
1. 1.1historical Knights, noblemen, and horsemen collectively.
  〈史〉骑士团（骑士、贵族和骑师总称）
  I fought against the cream of French chivalry
  我与法国骑士团的精英打斗。
2. 1.2 The combination of qualities expected of an ideal knight, especially courage, honor, courtesy, justice, and a readiness to help the weak.
  骑士精神（尤指勇气、荣誉感、礼貌、正义感和对弱者的扶助）
  Example sentencesExamples
  Manuals of chivalry exhorted the ideal man of arms to be temperate to preserve the fighting edge.
  The scale rewards honor, chivalry and courage, but also deducts for blatant foolishness and sheer idiocy.
  In that imaginary reality what drives people to act in one way or another is ideas of honour, chivalry, nobility and heroism.
  The full flowering of the ideals of knighthood and chivalry is found in poetry in the high Middle Ages.
  The war was fought with heavy loss of life and notable courage and chivalry on both sides.
  What is the big idea behind chivalry or expecting a man to do things that might seem unnatural to him?
  However, Brooks' point is that ambition crowds out other cultivated qualities, such as chivalry.
  With the absence of humility, yet his important role in society and his ideals of chivalry, Beowulf was the definition of a hero in his own time.
  More resonantly, Joan, due to her chastity, courage, chivalry, piety and intelligence, personified an exceptional female figurehead.
  This is the man whom folklorists and historians - by unimaginable mental and moral gymnastics - have endowed with qualities of quixotic chivalry, and set up as a national hero.
  He was adored by his men, not least for his courage, chivalry and handsome appearance.
  The article stressed the explicit Catholicity of Christian chivalry, comparing the ideals that bound knights to service with the characteristic vows of Catholic monastic life.
  All the courageous deeds and tales of chivalry that they had so eagerly talked about were so far away now, like a faint memory just out of reach.
  Louis IX of France, canonized after his death, was in his lifetime a model of chivalry, justice, and piety for western Christendom, at once a rival and an exemplar to the English king.
  There were the Knights of the Round Table, vowed to the highest ideals of chivalry, and the greatest of them, Sir Lancelot, who, of course, has a tragic love affair with the Queen.
  Loyalty, honesty, frankness, gratitude, chivalry, magnanimity - these are the hallmarks of the good friend, the good husband and father, the nice guy we all hope our daughters will marry.
  The fact that you were a woman did not absolve you from keeping to the ideals of chivalry, in times of crisis and in your ordinary life.
  I figure that chivalry, honour, friendship and, of course, romance are all part of film noir as is the inner darkness of the central character - usually - and certainly the villains.
  A court dealing with his appeal over an earlier confrontation heard that from a young age he had been regaled with stories of daring deeds, courage and chivalry in the SAS, told by his father, Tony.
  It was the idea of chivalry and courage that appealed.
  Synonyms
  knight errantry, the knightly code, knighthood, courtly manners, knightliness, courtliness, nobility, magnanimity
3. 1.3 Courteous behavior, especially that of a man toward women.
  （尤指男性对女性的）殷勤有礼
  their relations with women were models of chivalry and restraint
  他们与女性的关系是有礼有节的典范。
  Example sentencesExamples
  For herself, Marion thought his dark brown eyes were rather puppy-dog and that he had a floppy, confused look, despite all his stiff, correct behaviour and chivalry.
  Society's double standards tend to help female murderers in the courtroom; in the Deep South, where most of America's executions take place, there is almost a chivalry towards women.
  Just an after thought, with chivalry being dead, how can the perfect man still exist?
  Yet in spite of the fanatical beliefs of both sides, there were examples of restraint and even of chivalry in the Crusades.
  The Druze are known for their generosity and are guided by a sense of chivalry and honor.
  She wasn't in the mood for Danny's misplaced sense of chivalry right now.
  But this romanticized image with gentlemanly behavior and chivalry was largely devised by Victorian scholars in the 19th century.
  The most dramatic illustrations of the lack of chivalry toward black and other minority women comes from examining who gets sentenced to prison.
  Little Trunk wanted to thank Hugh for his unforgotten chivalry toward her.
  He seemed, if not a figure of chivalry, the perfect gentleman, with a full head of silver-streaked hair, not quite as leonine as the mane on tonight's Lohengrin but wholly admirable.
  His wit was quick and always kept his friends laughing; he had a genuine heart and sense of chivalry.
  He'd seen his friend dismiss a flirtatious girl with gentle chivalry and no second thoughts, and he'd seen the occasional sidelong glances the brunet had sent his way.
  And here I thought you would hold it out for me, considering the whole chivalry thing.
  He never started a fight, and he kept to the laws of chivalry, common thief though he was.
  Shivering in their thin white gowns, the brides draped over their bare shoulders the dark suit jackets handed over by their husbands - on this one day, at least, models of chivalry.
  Imagine living in a peaceful world of chivalry, manners, and intelligence that was the 1800's.
  Sheriffe intervened out of a misplaced sense of chivalry, said Mr Sharpe.
  So forget Stepford; come to Brooklyn, where both civilization and chivalry - the good kind - are lively and well.
  Their sons are sometimes not models of chivalry.
  Oh well, it's not like I expected chivalry and flattery.
  Synonyms
  gallantry, gentlemanliness, thoughtfulness, attentiveness, consideration, considerateness

Origin

Middle English: from Old French chevalerie, from medieval Latin caballerius, for late Latin caballarius ‘horseman’ (see chevalier).

单词	chivalry
释义	Definition of chivalry in English: chivalry noun ˈʃɪv(ə)lriˈʃɪvəlri mass noun 1The medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code. （中世纪）骑士制度（包括其宗教、道德和社交规范） the age of chivalry Example sentencesExamples The code of chivalry that embodied the knightly ideals - honor, generosity and courtesy - became the code of honor of the gentleman, and the foundation of fencing etiquette. Later medieval chivalry has been criticized for being decadent and other-worldly, yet it never lost touch with the changing military dimensions of war nor was blind to its bloody realities. The festival of music, dance, martial arts and medieval chivalry will showcase a variety of costumes, colour and culture. Like many before and since, Chandler saw the detective as embodying the medieval conception of chivalry. Orders of chivalry had their origins in the religious orders of the Medieval Church, and in particular those created in the Holy Land during the crusades. Saladin, as in most of the medieval chronicles, represents chivalry. They will consider different interpretations of the famous clash of August 22nd, 1485, within the broader context of medieval warfare and chivalry. However, Woo does not celebrate this violence, but rather uses it to represent a nostalgia for a lost code of honor and chivalry that he sees as necessary for human survival. He was also encouraged to display the virtues of chivalry, a code of conduct created by the clergy to curb the brutality of this order of knights. For a moment, I felt like I had been transported back in time, into a medieval world of chivalry and magic. Many such characters desperately need a ‘code’ to live by, like the social code of chivalry for Don Quixote. A code of behavior, chivalry, evolved from these feudal contests of skill. Joan united ‘to her maidenly virtues the martial courage and ardor of the noblest knights of chivalry,’ the author argued. It was at this court, and at her daughter Marie's in Champagne, that the codes of chivalry and of courtly love were established, in close contact with the great ladies. Only the nobility participated in warfare, using the symbol of medieval chivalry, the chariot. It speaks of jousts, tournaments, wizards, falconry, enchantresses, damsels in distress, wars, quests, and the code of chivalry. Once again, chivalry and morals, my friends, will take you places. During the Middle Ages, chivalry was a code of brave and courteous conduct for knights. Who does not remember the eccentric hero who chose to live in the medieval world of chivalry and thought of himself as a knight in shining armour? She was impressed by his attention to the codes of chivalry. This is reinforced by the final exchange between Gawain and the Green Knight where the poet shows the way he feels feudalism should work - by banishing courtly love and women from the code of chivalry. 1.1 The combination of qualities expected of an ideal knight, namely courage, honour, courtesy, justice, and a readiness to help the weak. 骑士精神（尤指勇气、荣誉感、礼貌、正义感和对弱者的扶助） tales of chivalry and knightly deeds Example sentencesExamples He was adored by his men, not least for his courage, chivalry and handsome appearance. The fact that you were a woman did not absolve you from keeping to the ideals of chivalry, in times of crisis and in your ordinary life. In that imaginary reality what drives people to act in one way or another is ideas of honour, chivalry, nobility and heroism. However, Brooks' point is that ambition crowds out other cultivated qualities, such as chivalry. I figure that chivalry, honour, friendship and, of course, romance are all part of film noir as is the inner darkness of the central character - usually - and certainly the villains. What is the big idea behind chivalry or expecting a man to do things that might seem unnatural to him? Louis IX of France, canonized after his death, was in his lifetime a model of chivalry, justice, and piety for western Christendom, at once a rival and an exemplar to the English king. The full flowering of the ideals of knighthood and chivalry is found in poetry in the high Middle Ages. This is the man whom folklorists and historians - by unimaginable mental and moral gymnastics - have endowed with qualities of quixotic chivalry, and set up as a national hero. There were the Knights of the Round Table, vowed to the highest ideals of chivalry, and the greatest of them, Sir Lancelot, who, of course, has a tragic love affair with the Queen. More resonantly, Joan, due to her chastity, courage, chivalry, piety and intelligence, personified an exceptional female figurehead. Manuals of chivalry exhorted the ideal man of arms to be temperate to preserve the fighting edge. The war was fought with heavy loss of life and notable courage and chivalry on both sides. The article stressed the explicit Catholicity of Christian chivalry, comparing the ideals that bound knights to service with the characteristic vows of Catholic monastic life. With the absence of humility, yet his important role in society and his ideals of chivalry, Beowulf was the definition of a hero in his own time. All the courageous deeds and tales of chivalry that they had so eagerly talked about were so far away now, like a faint memory just out of reach. A court dealing with his appeal over an earlier confrontation heard that from a young age he had been regaled with stories of daring deeds, courage and chivalry in the SAS, told by his father, Tony. It was the idea of chivalry and courage that appealed. Loyalty, honesty, frankness, gratitude, chivalry, magnanimity - these are the hallmarks of the good friend, the good husband and father, the nice guy we all hope our daughters will marry. The scale rewards honor, chivalry and courage, but also deducts for blatant foolishness and sheer idiocy. Synonyms knight errantry, the knightly code, knighthood, courtly manners, knightliness, courtliness, nobility, magnanimity bravery, courage, boldness, valour, heroism, daring, intrepidity honour, integrity, high-mindedness, justice, justness, fairness, loyalty, constancy, trueness, truthfulness, virtuousness 1.2 Courteous behaviour, especially that of a man towards women. （尤指男性对女性的）殷勤有礼 he still retained a sense of chivalry towards women Example sentencesExamples Society's double standards tend to help female murderers in the courtroom; in the Deep South, where most of America's executions take place, there is almost a chivalry towards women. And here I thought you would hold it out for me, considering the whole chivalry thing. Oh well, it's not like I expected chivalry and flattery. He'd seen his friend dismiss a flirtatious girl with gentle chivalry and no second thoughts, and he'd seen the occasional sidelong glances the brunet had sent his way. He never started a fight, and he kept to the laws of chivalry, common thief though he was. Yet in spite of the fanatical beliefs of both sides, there were examples of restraint and even of chivalry in the Crusades. Imagine living in a peaceful world of chivalry, manners, and intelligence that was the 1800's. She wasn't in the mood for Danny's misplaced sense of chivalry right now. Just an after thought, with chivalry being dead, how can the perfect man still exist? Shivering in their thin white gowns, the brides draped over their bare shoulders the dark suit jackets handed over by their husbands - on this one day, at least, models of chivalry. Sheriffe intervened out of a misplaced sense of chivalry, said Mr Sharpe. So forget Stepford; come to Brooklyn, where both civilization and chivalry - the good kind - are lively and well. But this romanticized image with gentlemanly behavior and chivalry was largely devised by Victorian scholars in the 19th century. The Druze are known for their generosity and are guided by a sense of chivalry and honor. Their sons are sometimes not models of chivalry. His wit was quick and always kept his friends laughing; he had a genuine heart and sense of chivalry. The most dramatic illustrations of the lack of chivalry toward black and other minority women comes from examining who gets sentenced to prison. Little Trunk wanted to thank Hugh for his unforgotten chivalry toward her. For herself, Marion thought his dark brown eyes were rather puppy-dog and that he had a floppy, confused look, despite all his stiff, correct behaviour and chivalry. He seemed, if not a figure of chivalry, the perfect gentleman, with a full head of silver-streaked hair, not quite as leonine as the mane on tonight's Lohengrin but wholly admirable. Synonyms gallantry, gentlemanliness, thoughtfulness, attentiveness, consideration, considerateness courtesy, courteousness, politeness, graciousness, mannerliness, good manners, urbanity, courtliness 2archaic Knights, noblemen, and horsemen collectively. 〈史〉骑士团（骑士、贵族和骑师总称） I fought against the cream of French chivalry 我与法国骑士团的精英打斗。 Derivatives chivalric adjective ʃɪˈvalrɪkʃəˈvælrɪk Such concepts were derived partly from the feudal and chivalric traditions in which land was held from the Crown in exchange for the performance of military duties. Example sentencesExamples But clerical disapproval did not undermine the appeal of chivalric culture, with its glorification of courage, loyalty, and military ability. All the new knights were appointed for their chivalric reputations. As a young man, in particular, he was conspicuous for his enthusiasm for tournaments and other chivalric pursuits, and his devotion to the crusading cause is especially notable. It examines chivalric ritual and tournament, much of which took place at Greenwich. Origin Middle English: from Old French chevalerie, from medieval Latin caballerius, for late Latin caballarius 'horseman' (see chevalier). The word chivalry springs from the fact that a knight rode a horse. Chivalry came into English from medieval Latin caballerius, which was based on Latin caballus ‘horse’. Cavalry (mid 16th century), cavalier (mid 16th century), and cavalcade (late 16th century) come from the same Latin word. In its early use chivalry could describe knights, noblemen, and horsemen collectively, as in ‘The eleven kings with their chivalry never turned back’ wrote Thomas Malory (1405–1471) in Le Morte D'Arthur (1485). Later it came to refer to the qualities associated with an ideal knight, especially courage, honour, loyalty, and courtesy. Definition of chivalry in US English: chivalry nounˈSHivəlrēˈʃɪvəlri 1The medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code. （中世纪）骑士制度（包括其宗教、道德和社交规范） Example sentencesExamples During the Middle Ages, chivalry was a code of brave and courteous conduct for knights. Joan united ‘to her maidenly virtues the martial courage and ardor of the noblest knights of chivalry,’ the author argued. The code of chivalry that embodied the knightly ideals - honor, generosity and courtesy - became the code of honor of the gentleman, and the foundation of fencing etiquette. Orders of chivalry had their origins in the religious orders of the Medieval Church, and in particular those created in the Holy Land during the crusades. Saladin, as in most of the medieval chronicles, represents chivalry. Many such characters desperately need a ‘code’ to live by, like the social code of chivalry for Don Quixote. Only the nobility participated in warfare, using the symbol of medieval chivalry, the chariot. They will consider different interpretations of the famous clash of August 22nd, 1485, within the broader context of medieval warfare and chivalry. This is reinforced by the final exchange between Gawain and the Green Knight where the poet shows the way he feels feudalism should work - by banishing courtly love and women from the code of chivalry. He was also encouraged to display the virtues of chivalry, a code of conduct created by the clergy to curb the brutality of this order of knights. A code of behavior, chivalry, evolved from these feudal contests of skill. It was at this court, and at her daughter Marie's in Champagne, that the codes of chivalry and of courtly love were established, in close contact with the great ladies. She was impressed by his attention to the codes of chivalry. Once again, chivalry and morals, my friends, will take you places. Who does not remember the eccentric hero who chose to live in the medieval world of chivalry and thought of himself as a knight in shining armour? However, Woo does not celebrate this violence, but rather uses it to represent a nostalgia for a lost code of honor and chivalry that he sees as necessary for human survival. Like many before and since, Chandler saw the detective as embodying the medieval conception of chivalry. The festival of music, dance, martial arts and medieval chivalry will showcase a variety of costumes, colour and culture. For a moment, I felt like I had been transported back in time, into a medieval world of chivalry and magic. Later medieval chivalry has been criticized for being decadent and other-worldly, yet it never lost touch with the changing military dimensions of war nor was blind to its bloody realities. It speaks of jousts, tournaments, wizards, falconry, enchantresses, damsels in distress, wars, quests, and the code of chivalry. 1.1historical Knights, noblemen, and horsemen collectively. 〈史〉骑士团（骑士、贵族和骑师总称） I fought against the cream of French chivalry 我与法国骑士团的精英打斗。 1.2 The combination of qualities expected of an ideal knight, especially courage, honor, courtesy, justice, and a readiness to help the weak. 骑士精神（尤指勇气、荣誉感、礼貌、正义感和对弱者的扶助） Example sentencesExamples Manuals of chivalry exhorted the ideal man of arms to be temperate to preserve the fighting edge. The scale rewards honor, chivalry and courage, but also deducts for blatant foolishness and sheer idiocy. In that imaginary reality what drives people to act in one way or another is ideas of honour, chivalry, nobility and heroism. The full flowering of the ideals of knighthood and chivalry is found in poetry in the high Middle Ages. The war was fought with heavy loss of life and notable courage and chivalry on both sides. What is the big idea behind chivalry or expecting a man to do things that might seem unnatural to him? However, Brooks' point is that ambition crowds out other cultivated qualities, such as chivalry. With the absence of humility, yet his important role in society and his ideals of chivalry, Beowulf was the definition of a hero in his own time. More resonantly, Joan, due to her chastity, courage, chivalry, piety and intelligence, personified an exceptional female figurehead. This is the man whom folklorists and historians - by unimaginable mental and moral gymnastics - have endowed with qualities of quixotic chivalry, and set up as a national hero. He was adored by his men, not least for his courage, chivalry and handsome appearance. The article stressed the explicit Catholicity of Christian chivalry, comparing the ideals that bound knights to service with the characteristic vows of Catholic monastic life. All the courageous deeds and tales of chivalry that they had so eagerly talked about were so far away now, like a faint memory just out of reach. Louis IX of France, canonized after his death, was in his lifetime a model of chivalry, justice, and piety for western Christendom, at once a rival and an exemplar to the English king. There were the Knights of the Round Table, vowed to the highest ideals of chivalry, and the greatest of them, Sir Lancelot, who, of course, has a tragic love affair with the Queen. Loyalty, honesty, frankness, gratitude, chivalry, magnanimity - these are the hallmarks of the good friend, the good husband and father, the nice guy we all hope our daughters will marry. The fact that you were a woman did not absolve you from keeping to the ideals of chivalry, in times of crisis and in your ordinary life. I figure that chivalry, honour, friendship and, of course, romance are all part of film noir as is the inner darkness of the central character - usually - and certainly the villains. A court dealing with his appeal over an earlier confrontation heard that from a young age he had been regaled with stories of daring deeds, courage and chivalry in the SAS, told by his father, Tony. It was the idea of chivalry and courage that appealed. Synonyms knight errantry, the knightly code, knighthood, courtly manners, knightliness, courtliness, nobility, magnanimity 1.3 Courteous behavior, especially that of a man toward women. （尤指男性对女性的）殷勤有礼 their relations with women were models of chivalry and restraint 他们与女性的关系是有礼有节的典范。 Example sentencesExamples For herself, Marion thought his dark brown eyes were rather puppy-dog and that he had a floppy, confused look, despite all his stiff, correct behaviour and chivalry. Society's double standards tend to help female murderers in the courtroom; in the Deep South, where most of America's executions take place, there is almost a chivalry towards women. Just an after thought, with chivalry being dead, how can the perfect man still exist? Yet in spite of the fanatical beliefs of both sides, there were examples of restraint and even of chivalry in the Crusades. The Druze are known for their generosity and are guided by a sense of chivalry and honor. She wasn't in the mood for Danny's misplaced sense of chivalry right now. But this romanticized image with gentlemanly behavior and chivalry was largely devised by Victorian scholars in the 19th century. The most dramatic illustrations of the lack of chivalry toward black and other minority women comes from examining who gets sentenced to prison. Little Trunk wanted to thank Hugh for his unforgotten chivalry toward her. He seemed, if not a figure of chivalry, the perfect gentleman, with a full head of silver-streaked hair, not quite as leonine as the mane on tonight's Lohengrin but wholly admirable. His wit was quick and always kept his friends laughing; he had a genuine heart and sense of chivalry. He'd seen his friend dismiss a flirtatious girl with gentle chivalry and no second thoughts, and he'd seen the occasional sidelong glances the brunet had sent his way. And here I thought you would hold it out for me, considering the whole chivalry thing. He never started a fight, and he kept to the laws of chivalry, common thief though he was. Shivering in their thin white gowns, the brides draped over their bare shoulders the dark suit jackets handed over by their husbands - on this one day, at least, models of chivalry. Imagine living in a peaceful world of chivalry, manners, and intelligence that was the 1800's. Sheriffe intervened out of a misplaced sense of chivalry, said Mr Sharpe. So forget Stepford; come to Brooklyn, where both civilization and chivalry - the good kind - are lively and well. Their sons are sometimes not models of chivalry. Oh well, it's not like I expected chivalry and flattery. Synonyms gallantry, gentlemanliness, thoughtfulness, attentiveness, consideration, considerateness Origin Middle English: from Old French chevalerie, from medieval Latin caballerius, for late Latin caballarius ‘horseman’ (see chevalier).
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