| 单词 | knight |
| 释义 | Word Frequency knight(naɪt) noun 1. (in medieval Europe) a. (originally) a person who served his lord as a mounted and heavily armed soldier b. (later) a gentleman invested by a king or other lord with the military and social standing of this rank 2. (in modern times) a man invested by a sovereign with a nonhereditary rank and dignity usually in recognition of personal services, achievements, etc. A British knight bears the title Sir placed before his name, as in Sir Winston Churchill 3. a chess piece, usually shaped like a horse's head, that moves either two squares horizontally and one square vertically or one square horizontally and two squaresvertically 4. a heroic champion of a lady or of a cause or principle 5. a member of the Roman class of the equites verb 6. (transitive) to make (a person) a knight; dub Word origin Old English cniht servant; related to Old High German kneht boyWord Frequency Knight(naɪt) noun Dame Laura. 1887–1970, British painter, noted for her paintings of Gypsies, the ballet, and the circus |
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