knight
n
1 (abbr 缩写 Kt) man to whom the sovereign has given a rank of honour, lower than that of baronet, having the title `Sir' used before the first name, with or without the surname 爵士(低於准男爵的等级, 其名前冠以Sir, 带不带姓均可)
Sir James Hill (Kt) 詹姆斯?希尔爵士
Good morning, Sir James. 早上好, 詹姆斯爵士.
2 (in the Middle Ages) man raised to honourable military rank, serving as a heavily armed horseman (中古时代的)骑士.
3 (abbr 缩写 Kt) chess piece, usu shaped like a horse's head (国际象棋的)马. =>illus at chess 见chess插图. knight, v [esp passive 尤用於被动语态
Tn, Tn.pr]
make (sb) a knight 封(某人)为爵士
He was knighted in the last Honours List (for services to industry). 他对工业界有贡献被封为爵士, 列入最新受勋者名册.
However, in recent times the old-age pension has only been paid to the poorest people because there has been an increase in the number of people out of work.189
然而阳近一段时间,老年养老金只付给那些最穷的人,因为失业的人数一直在增长。
At that time only the British government had the right to sell salt, which was taxed, so Gandhi encouraged the whole nation to make their own salt.