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gentryn. 1. class of gentlemen,people of good birth and breeding貴族階級(jí),有高貴出身和教養(yǎng)的人們。 △Mac.5.2.8:“Ihave a file / Of all the gentry.”i.e.I have a list of all the important people in the army. 我有 一張全軍高級(jí)將領(lǐng)的名單。 2. gentlemanliness,gentlemanly behaviour,gentility,courtesy,elegance 紳士風(fēng)度,紳士舉止,優(yōu)雅氣派,禮貌,雅致。 △Ham.2.2.22:“To show us so much gentry and good will”. 對(duì)我們表示一番盛情雅意。 △Ham.5.2.115(109):“he is the card or calendar of gentry;”i.e. the guide to gentility,the model of elegance. 他是紳士氣派的指南針和日志。 3. gentle birth,rank of gentleman 高貴出身,高貴身份。ancient gentry: hereditary rank of gentleman世襲的高貴身份。 △1H.VI.2.4.92: “And,by his treason,stand’st not thou attainted. / Corrupted,and exemptfrom ancient gentry?” 而且,由于他的叛國(guó)罪,你不是也受到污染、被剝奪了一切稱號(hào)并且被開(kāi)除了世襲的高貴身份嗎? |