中文翻译与英英解释 | n.
(pl. -men)
1.绅士;有身份的人，上流人士。
2.〔男子尊称〕阁下。
3.(中国旧时的)士大夫;【法律】社会贤达〔证明文件上用语〕。
4.(达官贵人的)随从，侍从。
5.〔pl.〕 (商业信函中的称呼)先生们 (＝ Sirs 或 Dear Sirs).
6.【英史】(非贵族但有使用家徽特权的)乡士〔有时略作 Gent, 附加名后表示身份〕。
7.〔pl.〕 男厕所。
8.〔美国〕议员。
短语和例子
a country gentleman乡绅，乡下地主。a walking gentleman【戏剧】配角。 a gentleman at large 〔戏谑语〕失业者，无职业者。 a gentleman in brown 〔戏谑语〕臭虫。 a gentleman in waiting (英王的)侍从。 a gentleman of fortune 海盗；骗子。 冒险家 (＝ adventurer)。 a gentleman of the press 新闻记者。 a gentleman of the road [pad] 拦路强盗，游民，乞丐；出门兜揽生意的人。 a gentleman of the (long) robe 律师，教士。 a gentleman of the three outs 〔戏谑语〕(无现钱、无袖肘、无信用的)三无绅士。 a gentleman of virtu 古董家，古玩专家。 a gentleman's [gentlemen's] agreement 君子协定。 a gentleman's gentleman 侍从，男仆。 my gentleman 那家伙，此人。 the gentleman from ... 〔美国〕(从某州)选出的(众议院)议员。
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| a man of refinement
| | a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster''s man"
同义词：valet, valet de chambre, gentleman''s gentleman, man,
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| The term gentleman (from Latin gentilis, belonging to a race or gens, and man, the Italian gentil uomo or gentiluomo and the Portuguese gentil-homem), in its original and strict signification, denoted a man of the lowest rank of the English gentry, standing below an esquire and above a yeoman. |
例句与用法 | 1. | After all, jon has the instincts of a gentleman .
乔恩反正天性正派。
| | 2. | He carries his liquor like a gentleman .
他酒量很大，没有丝毫醉意。
| | 3. | The young officer waswas a gentleman .
那个青年军官倒是一个上等人。
| | 4. | Will any gentleman oblige a lady ？
请哪位先生把位子让给一位女士好吗？
| | 5. | The gentlemen don't come here to get hurt .
先生们来这儿不是为了挨打。
| | 6. | She desired my gentleman to go away to london .
她请我的男人到伦郭去。
| | 7. | She thought of the old invalid gentleman .
她想起了生病的老先生。
| | 8. | Our old gentleman is helpful and sound .
我们这位老先生很合作，很明智。
| | 9. | Sergeant cuff is a perfect gentlemen .
克夫探长真是个道地的君子。
| | 10. | " my , how green ! " exclaimed the young gentleman .
“哎呀，多么幼稚！
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