| 釋義 |
esquiren.
1. a rank between gentleman and knight,squire.landed proprietor （身份介于紳士與爵士之間的）鄉(xiāng)紳，地主。
△2H.IV. 3. 1. 63 (57): “I am Robert Shallow,sir. apoor esquire of this county,and one of the King's jus-tices of the peace.”我是羅伯特·夏祿，先生，本郡的一個(gè)卑微的鄉(xiāng)紳，擔(dān)任國(guó)王駕下的治安法官。
△2H.VI.5.1. 75: “Apoor esquire of Kent that loves his king.”肯特郡的一個(gè)愛戴國(guó)王的貧寒鄉(xiāng)紳。
2. gentleman,in rank next below a knight （地位次于騎十的）紳士。
△H.V. 1. 1. 13:“Full fifteen earls and fif-teen hundred knights,/ six thousand and two hundredgood esquires；”足足十五個(gè)伯爵，一千五百個(gè)騎士，六千二百個(gè)紳士。 esquire[is?kwai?]n. 先生，鄉(xiāng)紳 |