squire
noun /ˈskwaɪə(r)/
/ˈskwaɪər/
- (also Squire)(in the past in England) a man of high social status who owned most of the land in a particular country area
(英格兰旧时的)乡绅,大地主 - a country squire
乡绅 - Squire Trelawney in ‘Treasure Island’
《金银岛》中的乡绅特里劳妮
- a country squire
- Squire(British English, informal or humorous) used by a man as a friendly way of addressing another man
(男子对另一男子的友好称呼)先生 - What can I get you, Squire?
您要点什么,先生?
- What can I get you, Squire?
- (in the past) a young man who was an assistant to a knight before becoming a knight himself
(旧时骑士的)扈从
词源Middle English (in sense (3)): shortening of Old French esquier ‘esquire’.