gallant

释义

• adj. 英勇的，勇敢的；华丽的；雄伟的
• n. (Gallant)人名；(法)加朗；(英)加伦特

词源

gallant

gallant: [14] Gallant originated as the present participle of Old French galer ‘make merry, rejoice’. This probably came from Gallo- Romance *walāre, a derivative of Frankish *wala ‘well’ (of which English well is a relative). Following its French model, the English adjective originally meant ‘showy, splendid, gorgeous’ as well as ‘spirited, brave’ and ‘courteous, polished’ (the last of which led in the 17th century to ‘courteously attentive to women’ and ‘amorous’). Regale [17] too goes back to Old French galer.=> regale, well

例句

• 1. Douglas was a complex man, thoughtful, gallant, and generous. 道格拉斯让人捉摸不透，他体贴周到，对女孩子颇为殷勤，而且慷慨大方。
• 2. I had been promoted for what was called gallant and meritorious service. 我之所以得到提拔是由于立下了所谓的英勇卓越的功勋。
• 3. She made a gallant attempt to hide her tears. 她强掩泪水。
• 4. Huang Jiguang's gallant deed is known by all men. 黄继光的英勇事迹尽人皆知.
• 5. " Allow me,'said the gallant policeman. “ 让我来, ” 那位警察殷勤地说.