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knight

英/nˈaɪt/

美/ˈnaɪt/

01n.

骑士, 爵士

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

02v.

授以爵位

raise (someone) to knighthood