释义 |
esquire/iˈskwaiə, e-/n. 1 (usu. as abbr. 通常作缩略 Esq.)a Brit. a title appended to a man's surname when no other form of address is used, esp. as a form of address for letters [英]先生(对男士的称谓,在无其他称谓时用,尤用于书信中) b US a title appended to a lawyer's surname [美]先生(用在律师姓前) 2 archaic [古义] = SQUIRE n. 2 [Middle English via Old French esquier from Latin scutarius ‘shield-bearer’, from scutum ‘shield’] |