美[ 'd?entlm?n ]
英[ 'd?ent(?)lm?n ]
n. 有教養的人 / 紳士 / 先生 / 有身份的人
復數: gentlemen
牛津詞典
n.詞源
noun
( pl. -men )
1
a chivalrous, courteous, or honourable man
彬彬有禮而又善良正直的人,有教養的人,紳士
he behaved throughout like a perfect gentleman.
他自始至終表現得完全像個紳士。
a man of good social position, especially one of wealth and leisure
有身份的人,尤指有錢又有閑的人
a man of noble birth attached to a royal household
出生高貴的人,與王室有親緣關系的人
a Gentleman of the Bedchamber.
君主內宮侍臣。
2
a polite or formal way of referring to a man
[對男子的禮貌稱呼] 先生
opposite her an old gentleman sat reading.
在她對面壹位老先生正坐著看書。
( gentlemen )
used as a polite form of address to a group of men
[對數名男子的禮貌稱呼]先生們
Can I help you, gentlemen?
“先生們,要我幫忙嗎?”
used as a courteous designation for a male fellow member of the House of Commons or the House of Representatives
[對下議院或眾議院男性議員同僚的禮貌稱呼]
the Right Honourable Gentleman opposite.
(坐在我)對面的議員閣下。