mid-14c., from Old French chevaleros "knightly, noble, chivalrous," from chevalier (see chevalier; also compare chivalry). According to OED, obsolete in English and French from mid-16c. Not revived in French, but brought back in English late 18c. by romantic writers fond of medieval settings.
雙語例句
1. He was handsome, upright and chivalrous.
他長相英俊，為人正直，風度翩翩。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Never was husband more devoted, more respectful , more chivalrous. But love?
從來沒有哪個丈夫這麽忠誠,這麽殷勤, 這麽體貼周到. 可是愛情 呢 ?
來自辭典例句
3. This chivalrous attitude was not endorsed by their followers in the party.
這種俠義的精神未能得到黨內其他黨員的支持.
來自辭典例句
4. Men are so little chivalrous now.
現在的男人幾乎沒有什麽騎士風度了.
來自辭典例句
5. Toward women he was nobly restrained and chivalrous.