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sir    音标拼音: [s'ɚ]
n. U先生;爵士

U先生;爵士

sir
n 1: term of address for a man
2: a title used before the name of knight or baronet

Sir \Sir\, n. [OE. sire, F. sire, contr. from the nominative L.
senior an elder, elderly person, compar. of senex,senis, an
aged person; akin to Gr. ??? old, Skr. sana, Goth. sineigs
old, sinista eldest, Ir. & Gael. sean old, W. hen. Cf.
{Seignior}, {Senate}, {Seneschal}, {Senior}, {Senor},
{Signor}, {Sire}, {Sirrah}.]
1. A man of social authority and dignity; a lord; a master; a
gentleman; -- in this sense usually spelled sire. [Obs.]
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He was crowned lord and sire. --Gower.
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In the election of a sir so rare. --Shak.
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2. A title prefixed to the Christian name of a knight or a
baronet.
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Sir Horace Vere, his brother, was the principal in
the active part. --Bacon.
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3. An English rendering of the LAtin Dominus, the academical
title of a bachelor of arts; -- formerly colloquially, and
sometimes contemptuously, applied to the clergy. --Nares.
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Instead of a faithful and painful teacher, they hire
a Sir John, which hath better skill in playing at
tables, or in keeping of a garden, than in God's
word. --Latimer.
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4. A respectful title, used in addressing a man, without
being prefixed to his name; -- used especially in speaking
to elders or superiors; sometimes, also, used in the way
of emphatic formality. "What's that to you, sir?"
--Sheridan.
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Note: Anciently, this title, was often used when a person was
addressed as a man holding a certain office, or
following a certain business. "Sir man of law." "Sir
parish priest." --Chaucer.
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{Sir reverance}. See under {Reverence}, n.
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1. An early system on the {IBM 650}.

[Listed in CACM 2(5):16, May 1959].

2. Serial Infrared. An {infrared} {standard} from
{IrDA}, part of {IrDA Data}. SIR supports {asynchronous}
communications at 9600 bps - 115.2 Kbps, at a distance of up
to 1 metre.

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(1999-10-14)

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  • Sir - Wikipedia
    Sir is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages Both are derived from the old French " Sieur " (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exists in French only as part of "Monsieur" lit 'my lord'
  • Sir Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
    SIR meaning: 1 : used without a name as a form of polite address to a man you do not know; 2 : used without a name as a form of polite address to a man of rank or authority (such as a military or police officer, teacher, or master)
  • SIR Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of SIR is a man entitled to be addressed as sir —used as a title before the given name of a knight or baronet and formerly sometimes before the given name of a priest
  • SIR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    Sir is used at the beginning of a formal letter to a man you do not know: Dear Sir
  • SIR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    People sometimes say sir as a very formal and polite way of addressing a man whose name they do not know or a man of superior rank For example, a shop assistant might address a male customer as sir
  • Sir Definition Meaning - YourDictionary
    Sir definition: Used as an honorific before the given name or the full name of baronets and knights
  • Sir - definition of sir by The Free Dictionary
    1 a polite form of address (spoken or written) to a man Excuse me, sir!; He started his letter `Dear Sirs, '





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