gallantry

noun

/ˈɡæləntri/

[uncountable] (formal)

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courage, especially in a battle
- a medal for gallantry
- She praised the gallantry of the servicemen and women who had given their lives for their country.
Topics Personal qualitiesc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- outstanding
- conspicuous
verb + gallantry
- demonstrate
- show
gallantry + noun
- award
- medal
See full entry
polite attention given by men to women
- ‘I like to think that gallantry isn’t dead,’ he said, kissing her hand.

Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘splendour, ornamentation’): from French galanterie, from galant, from galer ‘have fun, make a show’, from gale ‘pleasure, rejoicing’.

单词	gallantry
释义	gallantry noun /ˈɡæləntri/ /ˈɡæləntri/ [uncountable] (formal) jump to other results courage, especially in a battle a medal for gallantry She praised the gallantry of the servicemen and women who had given their lives for their country. Topics Personal qualitiesc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective outstanding conspicuous verb + gallantry demonstrate show gallantry + noun award medal See full entry polite attention given by men to women ‘I like to think that gallantry isn’t dead,’ he said, kissing her hand. Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘splendour, ornamentation’): from French galanterie, from galant, from galer ‘have fun, make a show’, from gale ‘pleasure, rejoicing’.
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