knight 音标拼音: [n'ɑɪt]
n . 骑士,爵士,武士
vt . 授以爵位
骑士,爵士,武士授以爵位
knight n 1 :
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry ;
today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit 2 :
a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse ;
can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (
or vice versa )
[
synonym : {
knight }, {
horse }]
v 1 :
raise (
someone )
to knighthood ; "
The Beatles were knighted "
[
synonym : {
knight }, {
dub }]
Knight \
Knight \,
n . [
OE .
knight ,
cniht ,
knight ,
soldier ,
AS .
cniht ,
cneoht ,
a boy ,
youth ,
attendant ,
military follower ;
akin to D . &
G .
knecht servant ;
perh .
akin to E .
kin .]
1 .
A young servant or follower ;
a military attendant . [
Obs .]
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2 .
(
a )
In feudal times ,
a man -
at -
arms serving on horseback and admitted to a certain military rank with special ceremonies ,
including an oath to protect the distressed ,
maintain the right ,
and live a stainless life .
(
b )
One on whom knighthood ,
a dignity next below that of baronet ,
is conferred by the sovereign ,
entitling him to be addressed as Sir ;
as ,
Sir John . [
Eng .]
Hence :
(
c )
A champion ;
a partisan ;
a lover . "
Give this ring to my true knight ."
Shak "
In all your quarrels will I be your knight ." --
Tennyson .
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Knights ,
by their oaths ,
should right poor ladies '
harms . --
Shak .
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Note :
Formerly ,
when a knight '
s name was not known ,
it was customary to address him as Sir Knight .
The rank of a knight is not hereditary .
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3 .
A piece used in the game of chess ,
usually bearing a horse '
s head .
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4 .
A playing card bearing the figure of a knight ;
the knave or jack . [
Obs .]
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{
Carpet knight }.
See under {
Carpet }.
{
Knight of industry }.
See {
Chevalier d '
industrie },
under {
Chevalier }.
{
Knight of Malta }, {
Knight of Rhodes }, {
Knight of St .
John of Jerusalem }.
See {
Hospitaler }.
{
Knight of the post },
one who gained his living by giving false evidence on trials ,
or false bail ;
hence ,
a sharper in general . --
Nares . "
A knight of the post , . . .
quoth he ,
for so I am termed ;
a fellow that will swear you anything for twelve pence ." --
Nash .
{
Knight of the shire },
in England ,
one of the representatives of a county in Parliament ,
in distinction from the representatives of cities and boroughs .
{
Knights commanders }, {
Knights grand cross },
different classes of the Order of the Bath .
See under {
Bath },
and {
Companion }.
{
Knights of labor },
a secret organization whose professed purpose is to secure and maintain the rights of workingmen as respects their relations to their employers . [
U .
S .]
{
Knights of Pythias },
a secret order ,
founded in Washington ,
D .
C .,
in 1864 ,
for social and charitable purposes .
{
Knights of the Round Table },
knights belonging to an order which ,
according to the legendary accounts ,
was instituted by the mythical King Arthur .
They derived their common title from the table around which they sat on certain solemn days . --
Brande &
C .
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Knight \
Knight \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Knighted };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Knighting }.]
To dub or create (
one )
a knight ; --
done in England by the sovereign only ,
who taps the kneeling candidate with a sword ,
saying :
Rise ,
Sir ---.
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A soldier ,
by the honor -
giving hand Of C [
oe ]
ur -
de -
Lion knighted in the field . --
Shak .
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121 Moby Thesaurus words for "
knight ":
Bayard ,
Don Quixote ,
Gawain ,
Lancelot ,
Ritter ,
Sidney ,
Sir Galahad ,
advance ,
aggrandize ,
bachelor ,
banneret ,
baronet ,
battler ,
belligerent ,
belted knight ,
bickerer ,
bishop ,
blade ,
bravo ,
brawler ,
broncobuster ,
buckaroo ,
bully ,
bullyboy ,
caballero ,
castle ,
cavalier ,
cavalryman ,
chessman ,
chevalier ,
circus rider ,
combatant ,
companion ,
competitor ,
contender ,
contestant ,
cowboy ,
cowgirl ,
cowpuncher ,
disputant ,
duelist ,
elevate ,
enforcer ,
ennoble ,
equestrian ,
equestrienne ,
exalt ,
fencer ,
feuder ,
fighter ,
fighting cock ,
foilsman ,
gallant ,
gamecock ,
gaucho ,
gladiator ,
goon ,
gorilla ,
graduate ,
hatchet man ,
hood ,
hoodlum ,
hooligan ,
horse soldier ,
horseback rider ,
horsebacker ,
horseman ,
horsewoman ,
jockey ,
jouster ,
kick upstairs ,
king ,
knight bachelor ,
knight banneret ,
knight baronet ,
knight -
errant ,
man ,
militant ,
mounted policeman ,
pass ,
pawn ,
piece ,
plug -
ugly ,
postboy ,
postilion ,
prefer ,
promote ,
puncher ,
quarreler ,
queen ,
raise ,
rider ,
rioter ,
rival ,
rook ,
rough ,
roughrider ,
rowdy ,
ruffian ,
sabreur ,
scrapper ,
scuffler ,
squabbler ,
steeplechaser ,
strong arm ,
strong -
arm man ,
strong -
armer ,
struggler ,
swashbuckler ,
sword ,
swordplayer ,
swordsman ,
thug ,
tilter ,
tough ,
trick rider ,
tussler ,
up ,
upgrade ,
vaquero ,
wrangler
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