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es·quire AHD[ĕsʹkwīr', ĭ-skwīrʹ] D.J.[ˈesˌkwaɪə, ɪˈskwaɪə]K.K.[ˈɛsˌkwaɪr, ɪˈskwaɪr]n.(名词)- A male belonging to the gentry in England and ranking directly below a knight.绅士:士族地位次于骑士的或在中上阶层有一定社会地位的男士
- Esquire Abbr. Esq.Used as an honorific usually in its abbreviated form, especially after the name of an attorney or a consular officer: Esquire 缩写 Esq.…先生:经常使用其简写形式Esq.表示尊重,特别用在辩护律师或领事馆官员的名字后面:Jane Doe, Esq.; John Doe, Esq.简·多伊;约翰·都伊
- In medieval times, a candidate for knighthood who served a knight as an attendant and a shield bearer.骑士随从:中世纪时的候补骑士,骑士随从,持盾侍从
- Archaic An English country gentleman; a squire.【古语】 英国乡绅;地主
- Middle English esquier 中古英语 esquier
- from Old French escuier 源自 古法语 escuier
- from Late Latin scūtārius [shield bearer] 源自 后期拉丁语 scūtārius [持盾侍从]
- from Latin scūtum [shield] * see skei- 源自 拉丁语 scūtum [盾,盾状物] * 参见 skei-
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