gallantry
- IPA[ˈɡaləntri]
英式
- courageous behaviour, especially in battle；polite attention or respect given by men to women
noun: gallantry, plural noun: gallantries
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. courageous behaviour, especially in battle a medal awarded for outstanding gallantry during the raid 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. polite attention or respect given by men to women no young man offers to carry this burden for her: such gallantry is out of fashion 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ gallant actions or words I courted her with all the genteel gallantries of a minstrel
- ▪ archaic sexual intrigue what men call gallantry, and the gods adultery
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- IPA[ˈɡaləntrē]
美式
- courageous behavior, especially in battle: a medal awarded for outstanding gallantry during the raid
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