gentleman
noun
ˈdʒentlmən
noun
1
a
polite
word
for
a
man,
used
especially
when
talking
to
or
about
a
man
you
do
not
know
先生〔对男士客气的称呼，尤用于不认识的人〕;
Could
you
serve
this
gentleman
please,
Miss
Bath?
巴思小姐，请你接待一下这位先生好吗？
Good
morning,
ladies
and
gentlemen
.
早上好，女士们，先生们。
An
elderly
gentleman
was
asleep
next
to
the
fire.
一位老先生在火炉旁边睡着了。
2
a
man
who
is
always
polite,
has
good
manners,
and
treats
other
people
well
绅士，君子;
Martin
–
always
the
perfect
gentleman
–
got
to
his
feet
when
my
mother
walked
in.
马丁在我母亲进来时站了起来 — 他一向是十足的绅士派头。
Mr
Field
was
a
real
gentleman
.
菲尔德先生是个真正的君子。
3
a
man
from
a
high
social
class,
especially
one
whose
family
owns
a
lot
of
property
[过时] 有身份的人，富绅，绅士;
old-fashioned
an
English
country
gentleman
英国乡绅