gallant

adjective

/ˈɡælənt/

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(old-fashioned or literary) brave, especially in a very difficult situation synonym heroic
- gallant soldiers
- She made a gallant attempt to hide her tears.
Topics Personal qualitiesc2
(of a man) giving polite attention to women
- ‘I left her standing in the rain.’ ‘That wasn’t very gallant of you.’

Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘finely dressed’): from Old French galant, from galer ‘have fun, make a show’, from gale ‘pleasure, rejoicing’.

gallant

noun

/ɡəˈlænt/, /ˈɡælənt/

(old-fashioned)

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a fashionable young man, especially one who gives polite attention to women
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘finely dressed’): from Old French galant, from galer ‘have fun, make a show’, from gale ‘pleasure, rejoicing’.

单词	gallant
释义	gallant adjective /ˈɡælənt/ /ˈɡælənt/ jump to other results (old-fashioned or literary) brave, especially in a very difficult situation synonym heroic gallant soldiers She made a gallant attempt to hide her tears. Topics Personal qualitiesc2 (of a man) giving polite attention to women ‘I left her standing in the rain.’ ‘That wasn’t very gallant of you.’ Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘finely dressed’): from Old French galant, from galer ‘have fun, make a show’, from gale ‘pleasure, rejoicing’. gallant noun /ɡəˈlænt/, /ˈɡælənt/ /ɡəˈlænt/, /ˈɡælənt/ (old-fashioned) jump to other results a fashionable young man, especially one who gives polite attention to women Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘finely dressed’): from Old French galant, from galer ‘have fun, make a show’, from gale ‘pleasure, rejoicing’.
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