English Dictionary

gentleman

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/

名詞

歴史的 軽蔑的 丁寧表現 呼称語 時々 通常

(chiefly historical) A man of gentle but not noble birth, particularly a man of means (originally ownership of property) who does not work for a living but has no official status in a peerage; (UK law) an armiferous man ranking below a knight.

日本語の意味

（主に歴史的な用法）貴族ではないが上流階級に属する、生活のために働くことなく主に財産所有によって生計を立てる男性。また、英国法においては、騎士より下位に位置する武器携帯資格を持つ男性を指す。

The elderly gentleman, who owned several farms and never labored for wages, was respected in the village for his steady patronage.

いくつかの農場を所有し、生計のために働くことはなかった資産家の老人は、その安定した支援により村で尊敬されていた。

意味（1）

(chiefly historical) A man of gentle but not noble birth, particularly a man of means (originally ownership of property) who does not work for a living but has no official status in a peerage; (UK law) an armiferous man ranking below a knight.

Being a gentleman, Robert was entitled to shove other commoners into the gongpit but he still had to jump out of the way of the knights to avoid the same fate himself.

意味（2）

Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.

I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields, in no very mild state of fear of that gentleman's wife, whose vigilance was seldom relaxed.

意味（3）

(derogatory) An effeminate or oversophisticated man.

Well, la-di-da, aren't you just a proper gentleman?

意味（4）

(polite term of address) Any man.

Please escort this gentleman to the gentlemen's room.

意味（5）

(usually historical, sometimes derogatory) An amateur or dabbler in any field, particularly those of independent means.

Latrobe had extensive dealings with Jefferson, the most prominent gentleman-architect in the United States.

意味（6）

(cricket) An amateur player, particularly one whose wealth permits him to forego payment.

gentlemen （ plural ）