英国绅士文化

GentlemanCultureofBritain

（英国绅士文化）GentlemanCultureofBritainorigincostumeSchoolcurriculumbehaviorGentleman?

Gentleman:AmanofnobleraceHavepossessionsChivalrous（骑士风度）manDon’tneedtostruggleforlifeeverydayInthemiddleageGentryInmid-17thcenturyGentlemanBeingatrueEnglishgentlemanisnot,ofcourse,simplyamatterofbehavior.Anyonecanlearnhowtopicktherightcolorofhandkerchieforthecorrectwaytoaddressabishop.Tobeworthyofthetitleof“gentleman”,youneedtohavebeenintrainingsincebirth.Thetermgentleman(fromLatingentilis,belongingtoaraceor"gens",and"man",cognatewiththeFrenchwordgentilhommeandtheItaliangentiluomoorgentiluomo),initsoriginalandstrictsignification,denotedamanofgoodfamily,analogoustotheLatingenerous(itsinvariabletranslationinEnglish-Latindocuments).InthissensethewordequateswiththeFrenchgentilhomme(nobleman),whichlattertermwasinGreatBritainlongconfinedtothepeerage.Theterm"gentry"(fromtheOldFrenchgenteriseforgentelise)hasmuchofthesocialclasssignificanceoftheFrenchnoblesseoroftheGermanAdel,butwithoutthestricttechnicalrequirementsofthosetraditions(suchasquartersofnobility).ThiswaswhattherebelsunderJohnBallinthe14thcenturymeantwhentheyrepeated：WhenAdamdelvedandEvespan,WhowasthentheGentleman?JohnSeldeninTitlesofHonor(1614),discussingthetitle"gentleman",speaksof"ourEnglishuseofit"as"convertiblewithNobili’s"(anambiguousword,like'noble'meaningelevatedeitherbyrankorbypersonalqualities)anddescribesinconnectionwithittheformsofennoblinginvariousEuropeancountries.WhatdotheyattentionsatschoolEtoncollege(伊顿公学)Howwasagentlemangetalongwithpeople?WithotherpeopleSomefamouswords:Forhonor,Iwillnevershoothiminback.Inthemovies

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timegoesby,gentlemanhadmoreandmorenewdefinitions.Butitwillneverchangethatgentlemanculturehasamajorimpactonthisword.NowIwillplayaradiowhichisaTVclips.SomeofthepiecestoshowtheBritishgentlemandresscultureandthecontempor