Модель уживання:
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.
Навчальні приклади
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.
Поширена помилка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'squire' with 'knight', but in this sense it refers to a landowner, not a warrior's assistant.
Значення
Landowner in the countryside
Словосполучення
country squire
|local squire
|wealthy squire
|village squire
Синоніми
landowner (More general term for anyone who owns land, without the historical or social status implied by 'squire'.)
Антоніми
tenant (A person who rents land or property instead of owning it.)
Теми
history
|society
|rural life
|housing
|core_vocabulary
Визначення
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.
Модель уживання:
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.
Навчальні приклади
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.
Поширена помилка:
Learners may assume 'squire' always means this medieval role, ignoring its other meanings.
Значення
Young attendant to a knight
Словосполучення
knight's squire
|serve as squire
|become a squire
Синоніми
attendant (General term for someone who serves another; lacks the historical and training aspect of 'squire'.)
Антоніми
knight (The fully trained warrior whom the squire served and aspired to become.)
Теми
history
|military
|education
|core_vocabulary
Визначення
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.
Модель уживання:
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.
Навчальні приклади
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.
Поширена помилка:
Learners may not realize this verb is old-fashioned and mostly used in humorous or literary contexts today.
Значення
Escort someone socially
Словосполучення
squire someone to dinner
|squire her to the ball
|squire him around town
Синоніми
escort ('Escort' is more common and neutral; 'squire' has an old-fashioned or romantic tone.)
Антоніми
abandon (Leaving someone without company or protection is the opposite of squiring them.)
Теми
social life
|etiquette
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Визначення
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.