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gallant

adjective
🔊/ˈɡælənt/
🔊/ˈɡælənt/
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  1. (old-fashioned or literary) brave, especially in a very difficult situation（尤指在困境中）勇敢的，英勇的 synonym heroic
    • gallant soldiers勇敢的军人
    • She made a gallant attempt to hide her tears.她强忍住泪水。🔊🔊
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  2. (of a man男子) giving polite attention to women对女子殷勤的
    • ‘I left her standing in the rain.’ ‘That wasn’t very gallant of you.’“我让她站在雨中。” “那对你不是很勇敢。”
    3. Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘finely dressed’): from Old French galant, from galer ‘have fun, make a show’, from gale ‘pleasure, rejoicing’.

gallant

noun
🔊/ɡəˈlænt/, 🔊/ˈɡælənt/
🔊/ɡəˈlænt/, 🔊/ˈɡælənt/
(old-fashioned)
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  1. a fashionable young man, especially one who gives polite attention to women（尤指对女子殷勤的）时髦男子
    Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘finely dressed’): from Old French galant, from galer ‘have fun, make a show’, from gale ‘pleasure, rejoicing’.