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valiant

adjective
🔊/ˈvæliənt/
🔊/ˈvæliənt/
 (especially literary)
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  1. very brave or determined英勇的；勇敢的；果敢的；坚定的 synonym courageous
    • valiant warriors勇敢的武士
    • She made a valiant attempt not to laugh.她试图强忍住不笑出来。🔊🔊
    • The firefighters made valiant efforts to save them, but were beaten back by the flames.消防员为挽救他们做出了英勇的努力，但被大火击退。
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryValiant is used with these nouns:
    • attempt
    • effort
    • knight
    • …
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    Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘robust, well-built’): from Old French vailant, based on Latin valere ‘be strong’.