chivalry

centilmenlik

Özellikle erkeklerin kadınlara karşı nazik ve yardımsever davranması.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Polite and helpful behaviour, especially by men towards women.

• He opened the door out of chivalry.
• She appreciated his chivalry during their evening together.
• Offering his seat was a small act of chivalry.

Eş anlamlılar: gallantry, courtesy

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: show chivalry, an act of chivalry, old-fashioned chivalry

şövalyelik, şövalyelik ahlakı

Orta Çağ Avrupa’sında şövalyelerin uyması beklenen cesaret, adalet ve cömertlik kuralları.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: The rules of brave, fair, and generous behaviour followed by knights in medieval Europe.

• Knights were taught chivalry.
• The poem celebrates the ideals of medieval chivalry.
• His actions broke the traditional code of chivalry.

Eş anlamlılar: knightly honour

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: code of chivalry, medieval chivalry, ideals of chivalry

mertlik, alicenaplık

Özellikle düşmana veya rakibe karşı adil, saygılı ve cömert davranma.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Fair, respectful, and generous behaviour, especially towards an enemy or opponent.

• He treated his opponent with chivalry.
• The soldiers showed chivalry towards their prisoners.
• There was little chivalry in the bitter struggle between the two sides.

Eş anlamlılar: honour, fairness

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: show chivalry, act with chivalry, wartime chivalry