esquire
音標[i'skwai?] 讀音漢語翻譯
n. 先生, 紳士
英文解釋:
名詞 esquire:
- (Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood
- 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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