the Order of the Garter
/ði ˌɔːdər əv ðə ˈɡɑːtə(r)/
/ði ˌɔːrdər əv ðə ˈɡɑːrtər/
- the oldest and highest of the British orders of chivalry. It includes members of the British and other royal families and a maximum of 24 other people, who receive the rank of Knight or Lady Companion when they are made members of the order, and may put the letters KG or LG after their names. It was probably started in 1348 by King Edward III. According to tradition, it was named after an occasion when a woman in the presence of the king dropped a garter (= a band worn around the leg to hold up a sock). The king saved her from being embarrassed by picking up the garter and fixing it to his own leg, saying 'Honi soit qui mal y pense', French for 'Shame on anyone who thinks badly of this'. This phrase became the motto of the order, whose full name is the Most Noble Order of the Garter.
吊袜带勋章：英国骑士精神最古老，最高的勋章。它包括英国和其他皇室成员，最多还有24个人，当成为命令成员时，他们会获得骑士或同伴的等级，并且可以在其姓名后加上KG或LG。它可能由爱德华三世国王于1348年开始。根据传统，它的名字是由一个女人在国王在场的情况下掉下吊袜带（绑在腿上以绑住袜子的绑带）而得名。国王捡起吊袜带并将其固定在自己的腿上，免遭尴尬的困扰，说“ Honi soit qui mal y pense”，法语是“对任何对此事有不好评价的人感到羞耻”。这个短语成为该命令的座右铭，其全名是吊袜带的最高贵族命令。