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knight/nait/ n. & v.●n. 1 a man awarded a non-hereditary title (Sir) by a sovereign in recognition of merit or service (非世袭的)爵士 2 hist. [史义]a a man, usu. noble, raised esp. by a sovereign to honourable military rank after service as a page and squire (通常为贵族，尤指在当了侍从或护卫后被君王提升至高级军阶的)骑士；勇士 b a military follower or attendant, esp. of a lady as her champion in a war or tournament (尤指贵妇人的)侍从，护卫者 3 a man devoted to the service of a woman, cause, etc. (女人、事业等的)忠实拥护者 4 Chess a piece usu. shaped like a horse's head 【棋类】(国际象棋中的)马(通常形似马头) 5a Rom. Hist. a member of the class of equites, originally the cavalry of the Roman army [罗马]【史】骑士(此阶层原为古罗马的骑兵队) b Gk Hist. a citizen of the second class in Athens [希]【史】骑士(雅典第二等级的公民) 6 (in full 全称 knight of the shire) hist. a gentleman representing a shire or county in Parliament [史义] (下议院中的)郡选议员 ●v. tr. confer a knighthood on 授…爵士品位，封…为爵士 □ knighthood n.□ knightlike adj.□ knightly adj. & adv. poet. [诗]□ knightliness n.[Old English cniht ‘boy, youth, hero’, from West Germanic] |