knight

英 [naɪt] 美[naɪt]
  • n. 骑士,武士;爵士
  • vt. 授以爵位
  • n. (Knight)人名;(英)奈特

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词态变化


复数: knights;第三人称单数: knights;过去式: knighted;现在分词: knighting;

中文词源


knight 骑士,爵士

来自古英语cniht,小伙,年青人,侍者,来自Proto-Germanic*knehtaz,小男孩,仆人,来自PIE*gen,压,捏,成团,词源同knob,knave.词义演变参照knave.后约在12世纪用于指国王的随从或侍卫,并最终在16世纪成为军衔和贵族称号,即骑士和爵士。

英英释意


1. originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
2. a chessman in the shape of a horse's head; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)

英文词源


knight
knight: [OE] The word knight has come up in the world over the centuries. In the Old English period it simply meant ‘boy’ or ‘young man’. By the 10th century it had broadened out to ‘male servant’, and within a hundred years of that we find it being used for ‘military servant, soldier’. This is the general level or ‘rank’ at which the word’s continental relatives, German and Dutch knecht, have remained.

But in England, in the course of the early Middle Ages, knight came to denote, in the feudal system, ‘one who bore arms in return for land’, and later ‘one raised to noble rank in return for military service’. The modern notion of knighthood as a rung in the nobility, without any necessary connotations of military prowess, dates from the 16th century.

knight (n.)
Old English cniht "boy, youth; servant, attendant," common West Germanic (cognates: Old Frisian kniucht, Dutch knecht, Middle High German kneht "boy, youth, lad," German Knecht "servant, bondman, vassal"), of unknown origin. The plural in Middle English sometimes was knighten. Meaning "military follower of a king or other superior" is from c. 1100. Began to be used in a specific military sense in Hundred Years War, and gradually rose in importance until it became a rank in the nobility 16c. The chess piece so called from mid-15c. Knight in shining armor in figurative sense is from 1917, from the man who rescues the damsel in distress in romantic dramas (perhaps especially "Lohengrin"). Knights of Columbus, society of Catholic men, founded 1882 in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.; Knights of Labor, trade union association, founded in Philadelphia, 1869; Knights of Pythias, secret order, founded in Washington, 1864.
knight (v.)
"to make a knight of (someone)," early 13c., from knight (n.). Related: Knighted; knighting.

考试真题


A Knight Foundation focus-group survey of young people between ages 14 and 24 found they use.

出自-2018年考研阅读原文

A Knight Foundation focus-group survey of young people between ages 14 and 24 found they use "distributed trust" to verify stories.

2018年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

词组搭配


knight in shining armour (或 knight on a white char

an idealized or chivalrous man who comes to the rescue of a woman in a difficult situation

救美的英雄

knight of the road

(informal)a man who frequents the roads, for example a travelling sales representative, tramp, or (formerly) a highwayman

(非正式)(为跑业务、旅行等)常跑路的人,(旧时的)路上劫匪

实用场景例句


He was knighted by the Queen for his services to industry.
他因对工业界的贡献获女王封为爵士。

牛津词典

He was knighted in the Queen's birthday honours list in June 1988.
他于1988年6月被封为爵士,是女王生日宴会上的受勋者之一。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Love songs trick us into believing in knights in shining armor.
情歌哄骗我们去相信有勇救美人的英雄。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

There was a knight who devoted much of his time to hunting.
从前有个骑士,他大部分时间都在打猎.

期刊摘选

He was made an honourary knight.
他被授予荣誉爵士称号.

《简明英汉词典》

He picked up the white knight and moved it across the board.
他拣起白色的相朝前走了一步.

英汉文学

Trace back to 17 th century, they joined in the same ancestor, Robert Spencer , second Earl of Sunderland, Knight.
追溯到17世纪, 他们的共同先祖是罗伯特·斯潘塞爵士(森德兰伯爵二世).

期刊摘选

Look to have the feeling of armour of European mediaeval knight It'seems that.
看上去似乎有欧洲中世纪骑士甲的感觉了.

期刊摘选

He moved his knight to check my king again.
他再次动了他的马将我的军.

期刊摘选

You will never win the heart of a rook or the mind of a knight.
你永远无法取悦“车”或是赢得“马”的尊重.

期刊摘选

The Demon Knight is an armored demons riding demonic steeds with glowing red eyes.
恶魔骑士全身盔甲,骑在魔鬼战马背上,赤色的眼珠一直不断在燃烧.

期刊摘选

The Southern Knight stayed there, watching the sunflower as she waved goodbye.
南王站在那儿, 望着向日葵向他挥手告别.

期刊摘选

Walstanian knight who stumbled who ran into Denim at Zodo. Was killed in battle.
瓦尔斯塔军所属骑士,在 瑟 德湿原遭遇德尼姆及其手下,战斗中被打倒.

期刊摘选

If the strange knight was shocked at her shabby appearance, he politely gave no indication.
如果这位陌生的骑士被她狼狈的装扮所震惊, 那么他很礼貌地没有任何表示.

期刊摘选

The knight carried a shield with a cross painted thereupon.
骑士拿着绘着十字的盾牌.

《简明英汉词典》

The knight knelt before the king.
骑士在国王前跪下.

期刊摘选

Sin Yan Yingwu brave man, skilled horse bow, HI Knight node.
彦仙少年时英武勇敢, 弓马娴熟,喜结豪侠.

期刊摘选

The knight felt no fear in the midst of battle.
那武士在战斗中毫不感到惧怕.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Facing knight the team the rocket can win the ball!
面对爵士队,火箭会赢球吗!

期刊摘选

The knight dismounted his opponent.
这个武士把他的对手打下马来.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

Knight was the top title for field soldiers during the Middle Ages.
欧洲中世纪时期,骑士是步兵中的最高头衔.

《简明英汉词典》

Viewing strictly by appointment through the vendor's sole agent, Knight Frank.
莱坊公司全权代理卖主对该物业的处置.

期刊摘选

Why would a Knight TempIar try to steal their own treasure?
为什么圣殿骑士要偷属于他们自己的宝藏?

电影对白

Trish : Are you really the son of the legendary dark knight, Sparda?
你真的是传说中的黑骑士斯帕达的儿子 吗 ?

期刊摘选

But, the knight and the magic will act the competitor.
而, 骑士和魔术则将扮演竞争者.

期刊摘选

A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.
一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上.

《简明英汉词典》

a medieval ballad about a knight and a lady
一首关于骑士和贵族小姐的中世纪谣曲

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

Mr Knight said that he had resigned for personal reasons.
奈特先生说他是由于个人原因而辞职。

柯林斯例句

Mr Reddy has been honoured by the Pope by being made a knight of St Gregory.
雷迪先生被教皇授予“圣格列高利骑士”的荣誉称号。

柯林斯例句