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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- gentleman ['ʤεntəlmən]
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n
a man regarded as having qualities of refinement associated with a good family
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2.
n
a man who is cultured, courteous, and well-educated
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3.
n
a polite name for a man
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4.
n
the personal servant of a gentleman (esp in the phrase gentleman's gentleman)
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5.
n
[Brit]
[history]
a man of gentle birth, who was entitled to bear arms, ranking above a yeoman in social position
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6.
n
(formerly) a euphemistic word for a smuggler
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1.
n
a man regarded as having qualities of refinement associated with a good family
Examples
- bred to be a gentleman
- 被培养成有教养的人 → breed
- a gentleman of the old school
- 老派绅士 → school
- a remark unworthy of a gentleman
- 与绅士身分不相称的言论 → unworthy
- Richard is always kind and patient like a real gentleman.
- 理查德是一位真正的绅士，总是温和而耐心。 → gentleman
- a real gentleman
- 一位真正的绅士 → gentleman
- don't come the fine gentleman with me → come
- a fine gentleman → fine
- a rusty old gentleman → rusty
- a gentleman of the old school → school
- 这位老先生太胖，我一个人搀不起他来。
- The old gentleman was too heavy, I wasn't able to help him up alone. → 搀
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