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单词 gallant
释义
gallant1 adjectivegallant2 noun
gallantgal‧lant1 /ˈɡælənt/ adjective old-fashioned Word Origin
WORD ORIGINgallant1
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French galer ‘to have a good time’, from gale; GALA
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • gallant deeds
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • And his gallant countrymen were beaten at last.
  • Civilized warfare was, in fact, introduced into California through the undertakings of our own gallant Captain Fremont.
  • Having observed her recovery, the gallant youth departed.
  • She had also a gallant and generous heart wide-open to affection.
  • The gallant commander and his horse fell in a heap... the horse dead, the rider unhurt.
  • Want to help our gallant team at the World Aerobatic Championships?
  • We remember well its prime movers: Charlie Hopper, the gallant sub-postmaster.
  • Well and nobly did... his gallant troops hold their own...
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
approving (=one that you admire, but that is unsuccessful)· The previous government made a brave attempt to tackle the problem.· She made a valiant attempt to continue playing, but the pain was too much.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· Pamella thought that was very gallant of Mr Waugh.
1a man who is gallant is kind and polite towards women:  a gallant young man2brave:  a gallant attempt to save lives
gallant1 adjectivegallant2 noun
gallantgal‧lant2 /ɡəˈlænt, ˈɡælənt $ ɡəˈlænt, ɡəˈlɑːnt/ noun [countable] old-fashioned Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • A seasoned gallant who spoke seven languages, he had a quick and agile mind that few women could resist.
  • Finally, the Mirza Nama advises the young gallant on the tricky matter of dress.
  • He, like others, mentioned some young gallant who passed through the village about the same time.
  • I insisted on paying the bill and on opening the door for her as if I were an ordinary gallant.
  • Karelius took an immediate dislike to Lapointe, whom he considered a flashy young gallant.
  • These gallants, with hair long and curled, and jerkins dripping pearls, proved to be raucous and strident.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
approving (=one that you admire, but that is unsuccessful)· The previous government made a brave attempt to tackle the problem.· She made a valiant attempt to continue playing, but the pain was too much.
a well-dressed young man who is kind and polite towards women
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