| 释义 |
gal·lant·ry
\ˈgaləntrē, -ri\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: partly from gallant, adjective & noun + -ry and partly from French galanterie, from Middle French, from galant, adjective & noun, gallant + -erie -ery
1. obsolete : gallants
< all the gallantry of Troy — Shakespeare >
2. archaic : gallant appearance : fine or ostentatious display : splendor
3. : a markedly civil or courteous act or statement
4. : the conduct of a gallant: as
a. : marked civility or markedly courteous attention to a lady
< his vivacious gallantry stole away the hearts of all the women — T.B.Macaulay >
b. : markedly amorous attention to a female; especially : such attention designed to win sexual favors
5.
a. : bravery, intrepidity, or fortitude (as against great odds) especially marked by dashing or heroic acts
< the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces — G.C.Marshall >
< gallantry in action >
b. : an instance of this
< eyewitness's accounts of the rearguard gallantries and counterattacks … in the great retreat to the coast — Times Literary Supplement > |