n. (pl. -men) 1.绅士;有身份的人,上流人士。 2.〔男子尊称〕阁下。 3.(中国旧时的)士大夫;【法律】社会贤达〔证明文件上用语〕。 4.(达官贵人的)随从,侍从。 5.〔pl.〕 (商业信函中的称呼)先生们 (= Sirs 或 Dear Sirs). 6.【英史】(非贵族但有使用家徽特权的)乡士〔有时略作 Gent, 附加名后表示身份〕。 7.〔pl.〕 男厕所。 8.〔美国〕议员。 短语和例子 a country gentleman乡绅,乡下地主。a walking gentleman【戏剧】配角。 a gentleman at large 〔戏谑语〕失业者,无职业者。 a gentleman in brown 〔戏谑语〕臭虫。 a gentleman in waiting (英王的)侍从。 a gentleman of fortune 海盗;骗子。 冒险家 (= adventurer)。 a gentleman of the press 新闻记者。 a gentleman of the road [pad] 拦路强盗,游民,乞丐;出门兜揽生意的人。 a gentleman of the (long) robe 律师,教士。 a gentleman of the three outs 〔戏谑语〕(无现钱、无袖肘、无信用的)三无绅士。 a gentleman of virtu 古董家,古玩专家。 a gentleman's [gentlemen's] agreement 君子协定。 a gentleman's gentleman 侍从,男仆。 my gentleman 那家伙,此人。 the gentleman from ... 〔美国〕(从某州)选出的(众议院)议员。
a man of refinement
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster''s man" 同义词:valet, valet de chambre, gentleman''s gentleman, man,
The term gentleman (from Latin gentilis, belonging to a race or gens, and man, the Italian gentil uomo or gentiluomo and the Portuguese gentil-homem), in its original and strict signification, denoted a man of the lowest rank of the English gentry, standing below an esquire and above a yeoman.
例句与用法
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After all, jon has the instincts of a gentleman . 乔恩反正天性正派。
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He carries his liquor like a gentleman . 他酒量很大,没有丝毫醉意。
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The young officer waswas a gentleman . 那个青年军官倒是一个上等人。
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Will any gentleman oblige a lady ? 请哪位先生把位子让给一位女士好吗?
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The gentlemen don't come here to get hurt . 先生们来这儿不是为了挨打。
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She desired my gentleman to go away to london . 她请我的男人到伦郭去。
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She thought of the old invalid gentleman . 她想起了生病的老先生。
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Our old gentleman is helpful and sound . 我们这位老先生很合作,很明智。
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Sergeant cuff is a perfect gentlemen . 克夫探长真是个道地的君子。
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" my , how green ! " exclaimed the young gentleman . “哎呀,多么幼稚!