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词汇 knighted
释义 knighted
past simple and past participle ofknight
knight
verb[ T ]
uk /naɪt/ us /naɪt/
to give someone the rank of knight: 封(某人)为爵士
He was knighted for his work with famine victims.他为饥荒难民操劳而受封为爵士。
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Examples of knighted


knighted

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


Sixteen members of this study (64 %) were knighted at some stage of their careers.
He was knighted for his medical work in 1885.
He was knighted in 1957.
Henry seems to have rejoined the court, became an equerry, was knighted in 1684, and became sergeant porter to the king.
Gilbert in his work as a draughtsman became famous for being able to combine high quality and high realism with an exceptional rapidity of production; he was knighted in 1872.
I have illustrious, not to mention knighted, predecessors.
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I am delighted to see that he has subsequently been knighted for his efforts.
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At any rate, some people have been knighted for listening to me.
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Being knighted does not upset me because it ain't going to happen.
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Some time afterwards he was knighted, and the company's profits soared.
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The idea that because they all happen to have been knighted there is a sort of class spirit in it is disgusting snobbery.
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After all, the chairman of the company has recently been knighted for his party services.
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I expect he will be knighted, for his is a small offence now-adays.
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The others had been knighted for their-failures.
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For his years of service on behalf of the people of these communities he was later knighted.
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