Corak penggunaan:
the local squire
The local squire hosted the annual harvest festival.
A helyi vidéki földbirtokos rendezte meg az éves aratási ünnepet.
Villagers often went to the squire for help with disputes.
A falusiak gyakran fordultak a vidéki földbirtokoshoz segítségért vitás ügyeikben.
The squire's manor was the largest building for miles around.
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The squire lives in a big house.
A vidéki földbirtokos egy nagy házban lakik.
The squire owns much land.
A vidéki földbirtokosnak sok földje van.
People go to the squire for help.
Kesilapan biasa:
Learners sometimes confuse 'squire' with 'knight', but in this sense it refers to a landowner, not a warrior's assistant.
Maksud
Landowner in the countryside
Kolokasi
country squire
|local squire
|wealthy squire
|village squire
Sinonim
landowner (More general term for anyone who owns land, without the historical or social status implied by 'squire'.)
Antonim
tenant (A person who rents land or property instead of owning it.)
Tema
history
|society
|rural life
|housing
|core_vocabulary
Definisi
A man who owns a large house and land in the country, especially in the past.
A man, especially in the past in England, who owned and lived on a large area of land in the countryside and often had influence over the local community.
Corak penggunaan:
serve as a squire
He served as a squire before earning his knighthood.
Fegyverhordozóként szolgált, mielőtt lovaggá ütötték.
The squire carried the knight's shield into battle.
A fegyverhordozó vitte a lovag pajzsát a csatába.
As a squire, he learned swordsmanship and horsemanship.
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The boy was a squire to a knight.
A fiú egy lovag fegyverhordozója volt.
A squire helps a knight.
A fegyverhordozó segít a lovagnak.
The squire learns to fight.
Kesilapan biasa:
Learners may assume 'squire' always means this medieval role, ignoring its other meanings.
Maksud
Young attendant to a knight
Kolokasi
knight's squire
|serve as squire
|become a squire
Sinonim
attendant (General term for someone who serves another; lacks the historical and training aspect of 'squire'.)
Antonim
knight (The fully trained warrior whom the squire served and aspired to become.)
Tema
history
|military
|education
|core_vocabulary
Definisi
In the past, a young man who worked for and learned from a knight.
In the Middle Ages, a young man of noble birth who served a knight as an attendant, learning the skills needed to become a knight.
Corak penggunaan:
squire [someone] to [a place]
He offered to squire her to the gala.
Felajánlotta, hogy elkíséri őt a gálára.
She was squired around the city by her charming host.
Bájos házigazdája kísérte körbe a városban.
He squires his guests to the theater whenever they visit.
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He will squire her to the party.
Elkíséri majd őt a partira.
The man squires his friend to the station.
A férfi elkíséri a barátját az állomásra.
Kesilapan biasa:
Learners may not realize this verb is old-fashioned and mostly used in humorous or literary contexts today.
Maksud
Escort someone socially
Kolokasi
squire someone to dinner
|squire her to the ball
|squire him around town
Sinonim
escort ('Escort' is more common and neutral; 'squire' has an old-fashioned or romantic tone.)
Antonim
abandon (Leaving someone without company or protection is the opposite of squiring them.)
Tema
social life
|etiquette
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definisi
To go with someone to a place to be polite or to protect them.
To accompany and look after someone, especially on a social occasion, as a show of courtesy or protection.