knight

騎士

中世に、主に馬に乗って戦い、金属の鎧を着ていた兵士。

やさしい英語で： A soldier in the Middle Ages who usually fought on horseback and wore metal protection.

• The knight carried a sword.
• Two knights rode towards the castle.
• A wounded knight lay beside his horse.

よく使う表現： medieval knight, armored knight, brave knight

ナイト、騎士

重要な功績などにより、王や女王から特別な称号を授けられた人。

やさしい英語で： A person given a special title by a king or queen, usually as a reward for important work.

• He became a knight last year.
• The new knight was honored for his medical research.
• She met several knights at the royal ceremony.

よく使う表現： become a knight, appointed a knight, knight of something

ナイト

馬の頭の形をしたチェスの駒。L字形に動き、他の駒を飛び越えられる。

やさしい英語で： A chess piece shaped like a horse’s head that moves in an L shape and can jump over pieces.

• Move your knight first.
• She captured my knight with a pawn.
• Both knights were still on the board.

類義語： horse

よく使う表現： move a knight, white knight, capture a knight

ナイトの爵位を授ける

功績や奉仕をたたえ、王や女王がナイトの称号を授ける。

やさしい英語で： To give someone a special title as a royal honor for their work or service.

• The king will knight him tomorrow.
• She watched the queen knight her father.
• The scientist was knighted for his research.

使い方： be knighted for something (He was knighted for his services to education.)

類義語： beknight

よく使う表現： knight someone, knight an actor