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bahadur

/buh-haw-door, -hah-/US // bəˈhɔ dʊər, -ˈhɑ- //UK // (bəˈhɑːdə) //

巴哈杜尔,巴哈多

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a title of respect commonly affixed to the names of European officers in Indian documents or used in ceremonious mention by Indians: Jonas Sahib Bahadur.

Examples

  • In the center of the river line stood the imposing red sandstone palace of Bahadur Shah, last of the Moguls.

  • Bahadur Shah held out against the vehement urging of his daughter aided now by the counsel of her brothers.

  • Five hundred came back, vowing that they would stand by “Lar-rence-sahib Bahadur” till the last.

  • A backward glance revealed the princess and her brother engaged in a conversation with Bahadur Shah and a courtier or two.

  • His pension was afterwards increased, and he obtained the title of khan bahadur, with a small jagir for life.