(Cavalier)(historical)a supporter of King Charles I in the English Civil War (史)(英国内战中)查理一世的支持者
(archaicorpoetic/literary)a courtly gentleman, especially one acting as a lady's escort (古或诗/文)(尤指护送女子参加社交活动的)彬彬有礼的绅士 ■(archaic)a horseman, especially a cavalryman (古)骑士(尤指骑兵)
(亦作 Cavalier King Charles)a small spaniel of a breed with a long snout 长鼻西班牙垂耳小犬
adjective
showing a lack of proper concern; offhand 漫不经心的;随便的 Anne was irritated by his cavalier attitude. 安妮被他漫不经心的态度惹恼了。
派生 cavalierly adverb 语源
mid 16th cent.: from French, from Italian cavaliere, based on Latin caballus 'horse'. Compare with caballero and chevalier