亚洲网紅露点

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gentleman

[ jen-tl-muhn ]

noun

plural gentlemen.
  1. a man of good family, breeding, or social position.
  2. (used as a polite term) a man:

    Do you know that gentleman over there?

  3. gentlemen, (used as a form of address):

    Gentlemen, please come this way.

  4. a civilized, educated, sensitive, or well-mannered man:

    He behaved like a true gentleman.

  5. a male personal servant, especially of a man of social position; valet.
  6. a male attendant upon a king, queen, or other royal person, who is himself of high birth or rank.
  7. a man of good social standing, as a noble or an armigerous commoner.
  8. a man with an independent income who does not work for a living.
  9. a male member of the U.S. Senate or House of Representatives:

    The chair recognizes the gentleman from Massachusetts.

  10. History/Historical. a man who is above the rank of yeoman.


gentleman

/ 藞诲萧蓻苍迟蓹濒尘蓹苍 /

noun

  1. a man regarded as having qualities of refinement associated with a good family
  2. a man who is cultured, courteous, and well-educated
  3. a polite name for a man
  4. the personal servant of a gentleman (esp in the phrase gentleman's gentleman )
  5. history a man of gentle birth, who was entitled to bear arms, ranking above a yeoman in social position
  6. (formerly) a smuggler
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞驳别苍迟濒别尘补苍濒测, adjective
  • 藞驳别苍迟濒别尘补苍濒颈苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 驳别苍顎僼濒别路尘补苍路濒颈办别顎 adjective
  • 耻苍顎卍别谤路驳别苍顎僼濒别路尘补苍 noun plural undergentlemen
  • un路驳别苍顎僼濒别路尘补苍路濒颈办别顎 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of gentleman1

Middle English word dating back to 1225鈥75; gentle, man
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Synonym Study

See man.
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鈥淚 just feel like people should know that Brian Montana was a very nice guy. He was jovial and a gentleman,鈥 the band wrote.

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"The older gentlemen tend to use cash. Whatever is easier for the customer."

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"These gentlemen don't need to be on a stage they need to be in a courtroom because it is a hate crime what they are doing," he added.

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Holmes is the ur-citizen detective, but he鈥檚 also a gentleman鈥檚 version of an anti-establishment figure 鈥 content to help Scotland Yard when it and his interests align, but otherwise uninterested in serving the status quo.

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鈥淚 remember seeing the video later after I holed that shot, and there was a gentleman in back,鈥 Woods recalled in 2019.

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