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knighthood

/ˈnaɪthʊd/

Meanings
noun

爵士头衔，骑士身份。

An honour whereby one is made into a knight, and one can thereafter be called "Sir"

Examples :

"After years of dedicated service to the community, the Queen awarded him knighthood, and he was then known as Sir David. "
经过多年为社区的奉献服务，女王授予了他爵士头衔 (骑士身份)，此后他便被称为大卫爵士。
royal history tradition culture society title

Related Words

Illustration awarded

awarded verb

/əˈwɔːrdɪd/ /ɔˈwɔːrdɪd/

授予，颁发。

"the arbitrators awarded damages to the complainant"

仲裁员判决给予申诉人损害赔偿金。

Illustration medieval

medieval noun

/mɪd.ˈiː.vəl/ /mɪd.ˈi.vəl/

中世纪的人，中古时代的人。

"The medieval historian spoke about the challenges faced by peasants in the Middle Ages. "

研究中世纪历史的历史学家讲述了中世纪时期农民面临的挑战。

Illustration historian

historian noun

/hɪˈstɔəɹɪən/ /hɪˈstɔɹi.ən/

历史学家，史家

"The historian wrote a book about her family's history. "

这位历史学家写了一本关于她家族历史的书。

Illustration community

community noun

/k(ə)ˈmjunəti/ /kəˈmjuːnɪti/

社区，社群，团体

"The school community celebrated the end-of-year festival together. "

学校的师生和家长团体一起庆祝了年末节日。

Illustration whereby

whereby adverb

/wɛə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/

由此，借此。

"Whereby goest thou?"

你这是要往哪儿去？

Illustration unwavering

unwavering adjective

/ˌʌnˈweɪvərɪŋ/ /ʌnˈweɪvərɪŋ/

坚定不移，毫不动摇。

"Despite the challenging exams, Sarah maintained an unwavering focus on her studies. "

面对充满挑战的考试，萨拉对她的学业始终保持着坚定不移的专注。

Illustration dedicated

dedicated verb

/ˈdɛdɪkeɪtəd/

奉献，献给。

"The family dedicated the new playroom to their recently deceased grandfather. "

这家人把新游戏室奉献给他们刚去世的祖父，以纪念他。

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quality noun

/ˈkwɒlɪti/ /ˈkwælɪti/ /ˈkwɑləti/

质量，品质.

"Quality of life is usually determined by health, education, and income."

生活质量通常取决于健康、教育和收入。

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collectively adverb

/kəˈlɛktɪvli/ /kəˈlɛktɪli/

共同地，集体地

"The students, collectively, decided to postpone the project until next week. "

学生们集体决定把项目延期到下周。

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selfless adjective

/ˈsɛlfləs/

无私的，舍己为人的。

"The selfless volunteer spent hours tutoring struggling students after school. "

那位无私的志愿者放学后花了好几个小时辅导学习困难的学生。

Illustration thereafter

thereafter adverb

/ˌðeəɹˈæf.tə(ɹ)/ /ˌðɛəɹˈæf.tɚ/

此后，之后，从此。

"He left; thereafter we never met again."

他离开了，此后我们再也没见过面。

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service noun

/ˈsɜːvɪs/ /ˈsɝvɪs/

服务，效劳

"I say I did him a service by ending our relationship – now he can freely pursue his career."

我说我结束了我们之间的关系，其实是帮了他一个忙——现在他可以自由地追求自己的事业了。