knight

noun

/naɪt/

Idioms

(in the Middle Ages) a man of high social rank who had a duty to fight for his king. Knights are often shown in pictures riding horses and wearing armour.（中世纪的）骑士
- tales of medieval knights errant, wandering in search of chivalrous adventures中世纪游侠到处历险的故事
see also black knight, white knight
Homophones knight | night
knight night
/naɪt/

/naɪt/
- knight noun
  The story tells of a knight who leaves the castle to fight a dragon.这个故事讲述了一个骑士离开城堡去与一条龙战斗。
- night noun
  At night you can see thousands of stars.晚上你可以看到成千上万颗星星。
Topics Historyb2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- medieval
- chivalrous
- noble
- …
phrases
- a knight errant
- a knight in armour/armor
- a knight in shining armour/armor
- …
(in the UK) a man who has been given a special honour by the king or queen and has the title Sir before his name（英国）爵士（其名前冠以 Sir） compare baronetTopics People in societyb2
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a piece used in the game of chess that is like a horse’s head in shape（国际象棋中的）马
Topics Games and toysc2
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词源Old English cniht ‘boy, youth, servant’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch knecht and German Knecht. Sense (2) dates from the mid 16th cent.

Idioms

a knight in shining armour

(usually humorous) a man who saves somebody, especially a woman, from a dangerous situation救人（尤指女子）于危难之中的男子；（拯救美人的）英雄
- She's still waiting for a knight in shining armour to come and rescue her.她仍在等待身着闪亮盔甲的骑士来救她。

knight

verb

/naɪt/

[usually passive]

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they knight	/naɪt/ /naɪt/
he / she / it knights	/naɪts/ /naɪts/
past simple knighted	/ˈnaɪtɪd/ /ˈnaɪtɪd/
past participle knighted	/ˈnaɪtɪd/ /ˈnaɪtɪd/
-ing form knighting	/ˈnaɪtɪŋ/ /ˈnaɪtɪŋ/

to give somebody the rank and title of a knight封（某人）为爵士
- be knighted (by somebody) He was knighted by the Queen for his services to industry.他因对工业界的贡献获女王封为爵士。
词源Old English cniht ‘boy, youth, servant’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch knecht and German Knecht. Sense (2) dates from the mid 16th cent.