squire的意思

squire

英 /skwaɪə/ 美 /'skwaɪr/

  • 高考

基本释义

  • n 乡绅

    the man who in the past owned most of the land around a country village in England

例句

  1. Ruth Hilton, an orphaned seamstress, is seduced and then abandoned by Henry Bellingham, a young squire.

    露丝·希尔顿是个孤独的裁缝,她被年轻乡绅亨利·贝宁汉引诱后又被放弃。

近义词

n 乡绅;侍从;大地主;地方法官 franklin、chamberlaine
vt 随侍;护卫

同根词

n squirearchy 地主阶级;地主政治