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- /ˈgælənt/ (of a person or their behaviour) brave; heroic(人或其行为)勇敢的; 英勇的:
she had made gallant efforts to pull herself together.
她很勇敢地振作了起来。
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- archaic grand; fine〈古〉雄伟的; 精美的:
they made a gallant array next morning as they marched off.
第二天早上他们排着雄伟的队列出发了。
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- /gəˈlænt/(of a man or his behaviour) giving special attention and respect to women; chivalrous(男子或其对女子的行为)殷勤的; 有骑士风度的。
/ˈgælənt/1
- archaic a man who pays special attention to women〈古〉(对女子)殷勤的男子。
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- a dashing man of fashion; a fine gentleman时髦男子; 风度翩翩的男士。
派生词
gallantly
adverb词源
Middle English (in the sense 'finely dressed'): from Old French galant, from galer 'have fun, make a show', from gale 'pleasure, rejoicing'.