2012_07_04 Gallant a. 勇敢，活潑，高尚的，或俠義 Brave

Word of the Day for Wednesday, July  4, 2012
gallant \GAL-uhnt\, adjective:
1. Brave, spirited, noble-minded, or chivalrous: a gallant knight; a gallant rescue attempt.
2. Exceptionally polite and attentive to women; courtly.
3. Stately; grand: a gallant pageant.
noun:
1. A brave, noble-minded, or chivalrous man.
2. A man exceptionally attentive to women.
3. A stylish and dashing man.
He praised the owl's wisdom and his courage, his gallantry and his generosity; though every one knew that however wise old Master Owl might be, he was neither brave nor gallant.
 -- Frances Jenkins Olcott, Good Stories For Holidays
Oh, those were days of power, gallant days, bustling days, worth the bravest days of chivalry at least.
 -- George Borrow, Lavengro: The Scholar, The Gypsy, The Priest
Related to the word gala, gallant stems from the Old French word galer meaning "to amuse oneself, to make merry."
1。勇敢，活潑，高尚的，或俠義：一個勇敢的騎士，一個英勇的救援嘗試。2。格外禮貌和周到的婦女;宮廷。3。莊嚴宏偉：雄渾壯麗的場面。名詞：1。一位勇敢的，高尚的，或俠義的人。2。一個人格外重視婦女。3。一個時髦和瀟灑的男子。他讚揚了貓頭鷹的智慧和他的勇氣，他的英勇和他的慷慨，雖然每個人都知道，但聰明的老法師貓頭鷹可能是，他既不勇敢，也不英勇。  - 弗朗西斯·詹金斯Olcott，假日的好故事哦，這些天的權力，英勇天，熱鬧的日子，值得俠義勇敢天內至少。  - 喬治借用，Lavengro：學者，吉普賽人，牧師英勇的相關字晚會，源於“。玩耍，使快樂”來自古法語單詞galer意義