knightly

a. 骑士的, 勇敢的, 侠义的

发音

其它 /ˈnaɪtli/

词形变化

knightlier 比较级 knightlier knightliest knightliest 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or pertaining to a knight or knights.

  2. 2.

    Befitting a knight; formally courteous (as a knight); chivalrous, gallant and courtly.

    knightly combat

adv.
  1. 1.

    In the manner of a knight; chivalrously.

    Who backs a horse, or bears a hawk, or wears A sword like him! Whose plume nods knightlier?

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 5

medieval gallant chivalrous mediaeval chivalric

近义相关 2

past courteous

词源

From Middle English knyghtly, knightlich; equivalent to knight + -ly (adjectival suffix). Cognate with Old English cnihtlīċ (“boyish”), Dutch knechtelijk (“servile”), German knechtlich (“menial”).

来源：wiktionary