knight /nait/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
• (n.) a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
• (v.) raise (someone) to knighthood

Chinese translation

• n. 骑士, 爵士
• vt. 授以爵位

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/nait/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

CET-6

Frequency

Zipf 4.28 · Rare

Word forms

knighted, knights, knighting

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