chivalry: [13] Etymologically, chivalry is the practice of riding horses. It comes from Old French chivalerie, a derivative of medieval Latin caballārius (related to, and perhaps direct source of, English cavalier). This meant ‘horseman’, and was formed from Latin caballus ‘horse’ (whence French cheval). The meaning of chivalerie had two main strands, both of them adopted into English: on the one hand ‘mounted soldiery’ (a sense superseded by the related cavalry), and on the other ‘knightly behaviour’. => cavalier, cavalry
chivalry (n.)
c. 1300, "body or host of knights; knighthood in the feudal social system; bravery in war, warfare as an art," from Old French chevalerie "knighthood, chivalry, nobility, cavalry, art of war," from chevaler "knight," from Medieval Latin caballarius "horseman," from Latin caballus "nag, pack-horse" (see cavalier). From late 14c. as "the nobility as one of the estates of the realm," also as the word for an ethical code emphasizing honor, valor, generosity and courtly manners. Modern use for "social and moral code of medieval feudalism" probably is an 18c. historical revival.
实用例句
1. Marie seemed to revel in his old-fashioned chivalry.
玛丽好像陶醉在他那旧式的骑士风度里。来自柯林斯例句
2. The Middle Ages were also the great age of chivalry.
中世纪也是骑士制度盛行的时代.来自《简明英汉词典》
3. He was admired for his chivalry.
他因他的骑士风度而受到景仰.来自《简明英汉词典》
4. The legend of king arthur represent the apotheosis of chivalry.
亚瑟王的传说代表骑士精神的顶峰。来自辞典例句
5. He admires the chivalry of knights in Middle Ages.
