chivalrous
adjective /ˈʃɪvəlrəs/
/ˈʃɪvəlrəs/
- (of men
) polite, kind and behaving with honour, especially towards women男人 synonym gallant(尤指对女人)彬彬有礼的,殷勤的,体贴的 - I was only trying to be chivalrous.
我只是想表现得有骑士风度。
Collocations DictionaryChivalrous is used with these nouns:- knight
词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘characteristic of a medieval knight’): from Old French chevalerous, from chevalier from medieval Latin caballarius, from Latin caballus ‘horse’. - I was only trying to be chivalrous.