Cavalier



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.骑士, 武士

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian cavaliere, from Old Occitan cavalier, from Late Latin caballarius horseman, from Latin caballus
• Date: 1589
• 1. a gentleman trained in arms and horsemanship
• 2. a mounted soldier ; knight
• 3. capitalized an adherent of Charles I of England
• 4. gallant

II. adjective

• Date: circa 1641
• 1. debonair
• 2. marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful dismissal of important matters cavalier attitude toward money
• 3.
  • a. capitalized of or relating to the party of Charles I of England in his struggles with the Puritans and Parliament
  • b. aristocratic
  • c. capitalized of or relating to the English Cavalier poets of the mid-17th century
• ? cavalierism noun
• ? cavalierly adverb

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