chivalrous
chivalrous 英 [ˈʃɪvlrəs] 美 [ˈʃɪvəlrəs]
adj. 侠义的；骑士的；有武士风度的
- A man who is courteous and attentive to women can be described as chivalrous: “The chivalrous stranger picked up the packages Veronica dropped and held the door open while she entered the apartment building.”
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- adj. 侠义的；骑士的；有武士风度的
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1. chivalrous guys are the ones pushed to the sides as "nice guys" the friend you cry to when your jerk of a boyfriend breaks your heart...again.
“骑士们”就被作为“不错的家伙”撇到一边，成为了当你的“蠢货”男友，又一次，伤了你的心时哭诉的朋友。
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2. A gentleman in today's society is NOT respected; you don't want the chivalrous knight in shining armor any more than you want to study the night of your best friend's birthday party.
绅士在今天的社会是不受到尊重的；你不再需要一个穿着闪耀盔甲侠丹义胆的骑士，而更想去准备怎么度过好友的生日派对。
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3. Men generally like to display chivalrous behaviour to women - rescuing the damsel in distress - and this becomes especially salient to men when they are encouraged to think romantic thoughts.
男性喜欢向女性展示自己的骑士风度 - 英雄救美 - 当他们头脑中产生浪漫的火花时时这种想展示的想法更加强烈。
- chivalrous (adj.) mid-14c., "pertaining to chivalry or knight-errantry," from Old French chevaleros "knightly, noble, chivalrous," from chevalier (see chevalier; also compare chivalry). According to OED, obsolete in English and French from mid-16c. Not revived in French, but brought back in English 1770s by romantic writers with a sense of "having high qualities (gallantry, courage, magnanimity) supposed to be characteristic of chivalry." Related: Chivalrously; chivalrousness.
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