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chivalrous

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++chiv·al·rous /ˈʃɪvəlrəs/ adjective  POLITEa man who is chivalrous behaves in a polite, kind, generous, and honourable way, especially towards women 〔男子〕有骑士风范的;〔尤指对女士〕彬彬有礼的,体贴殷勤的chivalrously adverb
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chivalrousHe was generous, courteous and chivalrous.Her knight would be gentle, kind and chivalrous.She was also flushed and evidently in a state of unrest, which made him feel chivalrous and sympathetic.Had a wonderful time, thanks to a generous, patient and chivalrous companion.But he had ridden up on a valiant steed with all the trappings of chivalrous knighthood.Small wonder if their son grew up with a taste for chivalrous pursuits, warlike deeds and sometimes foolhardy enterprise.Only Richard Burton, her first lover, seems like the chivalrous romantic ideal.The chivalrous Southerners had struck a bonanza..
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chivalrous
chivalrous /ˈʃɪvəlrəs/ adjective
a man who is chivalrous behaves in a polite, kind, generous, and honourable way, especially towards women
—chivalrously adverb


chiv·al·rousBrE /ˈʃɪvəlrəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈʃɪvəlrəs/ 🔊 adjective(of men 男人) polite, kind and behaving with honour, especially towards women (尤指对女人)彬彬有礼的,殷勤的,体贴的 SYN gallant chiv·al·rous·ly BrE /ˈʃɪvlərəsli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈʃɪvlərəsli/ 🔊 adverb