esquire
美音:
[´es´kwaıə
]英音:
[´es´kwaıə
]n.旧指骑士,先生,士绅
难易程度:
esquire为短语/超纲词汇
词根
e-=只是为了声音的完善而在s音之前附加的字
esquire
/ɪ'skwaɪə(r); [US] 'es-; `ɛs,kwaɪr/
n (Brit fml 文) (abbr 缩写 Esq) polite title added after a man's surname (instead of Mr before it), esp in addressing letters (用作男子的尊称, 加在姓後, 尤用于书信中, Mr则用于姓前)
*He wrote `Peter Mitchell, Esq' on the envelope. 他在信封上写了Peter Mitchell, Esq.
esquire
n [singular]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: escuier; SQUIRE]
a formal title that can be written after a man's name, especially in the address on an official letter