bachelor
/ˈbætʃələ(r)/noun
1
- a man who is not and has never been married单身汉：
one of the country's most eligible bachelors.
全国最合适（作结婚对象）的单身汉之一。
1.1
- Zoology a male bird or mammal without a mate, especially one prevented from breeding by a dominant male【动】尚未交配的雄鸟（或雄兽）（尤指因有独霸一方的雄性鸟兽而无机会交配）。
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- Canadian a bachelor apartment〈加〉单室公寓。
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- a person who holds a first degree from a university or other academic institution (only in titles or set expressions)学士（仅用于头衔或固定表达）：
a Bachelor of Arts.
文学士。
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- historical a young knight serving under another's banner〈史〉（为其他爵士效命的年轻）最低级爵士。参见KNIGHT BACHELOR.
- [ORIGIN: said to be from French bas chevalier, literally 'low knight' （i.e. knight of a low order）.]
派生词
bachelorhood
noun词源
Middle English: from Old French bacheler; of uncertain origin.