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esquire

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n. 先生, 紳士

英文解釋:

名詞 esquire:

  1. (Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood
  2. a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
    同義詞:Esq

詳細解釋:


es.quire

n.(名詞)
A male belonging to the gentry in England and ranking directly below a knight.
紳士:士族地位次於騎士的或在中上階層有一定社會地位的男士
Esquire Abbr. Esq.Used as an honorific usually in its abbreviated form, especially after the name of an attorney or a consular officer:
Esquire 縮寫 Esq.…先生:經常使用其簡寫形式Esq.表示尊重特別用在辯護律師或領事館官員的名字後面:
例句:
Jane Doe, Esq.; John Doe, Esq.
簡·多伊;約翰·都伊

In medieval times, a candidate for knighthood who served a knight as an attendant and a shield bearer.
騎士隨從:中世紀時的候補騎士,騎士隨從,持盾侍從
Archaic An English country gentleman; a squire.
古語 英國鄉紳;地主

來源:
Middle English esquier
中古英文 esquier
from Old French escuier
源自 古法文 escuier
from Late Latin scôt3rius [shield bearer]
源自 後期拉丁語 scôt3rius [持盾侍從]
from Latin scôtum [shield] * see skei-
源自 拉丁語 scôtum [盾,盾狀物] *參見 skei-

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