gallant

gallant
adjective

(of a person or their behaviour) brave; heroic
（人或其行为）勇敢的；英勇的
she had made gallant efforts to pull herself together.
她很勇敢地振作了起来。
■(archaic)grand; fine
(古)雄伟的；精美的
they made a gallant array next morning as they marched off.
第二天早上他们排着雄伟的队列出发了。
(of a man or his behaviour) giving special attention and respect to women; chivalrous
（男子或其行为对女子）殷勤的；有骑士风度的

noun

(archaic)a man who pays special attention to women
(古)（对女子）殷勤的男子
■a dashing man of fashion; a fine gentleman
时髦男子；花花公子

verb

[with obj.](archaic)(of a man) flirt with (a woman)
(古)（和女子）调情

派生
gallantly
adverb
语源

Middle English (in the sense 'finely dressed'): from Old French galant, from galer 'have fun, make a show', from gale 'pleasure, rejoicing'

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