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单词 chivalry
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chivalry
noun[U]
uk
/ˈʃɪv.əl.ri/us
/ˈʃɪv.əl.ri/
verypolite,honest, andkindbehaviour,especiallyby men towards women
骑士风度；（尤指男人对女人的）殷勤，彬彬有礼
thesystemofbehaviourfollowedbyknightsin themedievalperiodofhistory, that put a highvalueonhonour,kindness, andcourage:
骑士精神；骑士制度
theageof chivalry骑士时代
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Polite and respectful
  • candy coat
  • candy-coated
  • chivalrous
  • chivalrously
  • civility
  • couth
  • deferential
  • deferentially
  • euphemistic
  • gallant
  • graciousness
  • keep a civil tongue inyourheadidiom
  • manner
  • mind/watch your mannersidiom
  • non-intrusive
  • super-polite
  • tactful
  • tactfully
  • ultra-civilized
  • ultra-refined
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Middle Ages (medieval Period) 501-1500
(Definition ofchivalryfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

chivalry| American Dictionary

chivalry
noun[U]
us
/ˈʃɪv·əl·ri/
verypolitebehavior,esp. suchbehaviorshownby men toward women
(Definition ofchivalryfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Rather,chivalryas a literary genre could constitute a joke when applied in the circumstances of real war.
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Any restraint, likechivalry, is conspicuously absent.
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The texts of historical memory translate these negative elements into mournful yet nostalgic and reverent images of the patriotic dead, the faded days ofchivalry, and domestic bliss.
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History has shown that men are less inclined to show their traditionalchivalryin such circumstances.
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He calls it justice: it may be justice, but if we are going to found our action on justice then cease to speak ofchivalry.
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I think it is a combination that adds up to the great quality ofchivalry.
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I submit that the young men of the present age would act in precisely the same way and their feeling ofchivalrywould come in.
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He showed a want ofchivalrythat was quite unlike him.
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As forchivalry, it has been considered that the day for speaking of that in regard to women has gone by.
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In war, he has given proof of courage, in peace he has added to that courtesy; perhaps "chivalry" would be the right word.
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Loyalty,chivalryand the other qualities that go with being in the military do not belong to any particular individual or party.
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Therefore, none of the ancient feelings attached to the contests and battles of love andchivalryabout the old bridge should move us now.
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We have thus recorded that, so far as the judiciary is concerned, the age ofchivalryis not dead.
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In the great national crisis in 1914, the young manhood of this country responded to the appeal to their manhood, theirchivalryand their patriotism.
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We can go back in history and think of the days ofchivalry.
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