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.
中文解释
cavalry => chivalrous.
实用例句
1. He was handsome, upright and chivalrous.
他长相英俊，为人正直，风度翩翩。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Never was husband more devoted, more respectful , more chivalrous. But love?
从来没有哪个丈夫这么忠诚,这么殷勤, 这么体贴周到. 可是爱情 呢 ?
来自辞典例句
3. This chivalrous attitude was not endorsed by their followers in the party.
这种侠义的精神未能得到党内其他党员的支持.
来自辞典例句
4. Men are so little chivalrous now.
现在的男人几乎没有什么骑士风度了.
来自辞典例句
5. Toward women he was nobly restrained and chivalrous.