gal·lant
adjective/ˈɡælənt/
/ˈɡælənt/
- (old-fashioned or literary) brave, especially in a very difficult situation
（尤指在困境中）勇敢的，英勇的 - gallant soldiers
勇敢的军人 - She made a gallant attempt to hide her tears.
她强忍住泪水。
- gallant soldiers
- giving polite attention to women
对女子殷勤的 - ‘I left her standing in the rain.’ ‘That wasn’t very gallant of you.’
“我让她站在雨里。”“你这可不太有礼貌。”
- ‘I left her standing in the rain.’ ‘That wasn’t very gallant of you.’
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘finely dressed’): from Old French galant, from galer ‘have fun, make a show’, from gale ‘pleasure, rejoicing’.