In old stories of the Middle Ages, a paladin is a knight of high rank who is very brave and fiercely loyal — often one of a small band of champions around a great king, especially in the French tales of Charlemagne. The word carries a feeling of honour: not just any soldier on a horse, but a champion who stands for a cause.

In old stories of the Middle Ages在中世紀的古老故事裡, a paladin是 a knight of high rank一位地位很高的騎士 who is very brave and fiercely loyal非常勇敢又忠心 — often常常是 one of a small band of champions圍繞在一位偉大國王身邊的一小群勇士之一 around a great king, especially in the French tales of Charlemagne尤其是在查理曼的法國傳說裡. The word這個字 carries帶有 a feeling of honour榮譽的感覺: not just any soldier on a horse不只是隨便一個騎馬的士兵, but而是 a champion who stands for a cause為某個理想挺身而出的勇士.

Though actually, almost nobody uses paladin in everyday talk about real people now. You will meet it in history and legend, and a lot in games and fantasy books, where a paladin is often a holy warrior who heals and fights for good.

Though actually不過實際上, almost nobody今天幾乎沒有人 uses paladin in everyday talk about real people用paladin來講日常生活裡的真人 now. You你 will meet it會遇到這個字 in history and legend在歷史和傳說裡, and而且 a lot在遊戲和奇幻小說裡很常見 in games and fantasy books, where在那些故事裡 a paladin常常是 is often a holy warrior who heals and fights for good一位能治療、為正義而戰的聖潔戰士.

Game talk has stretched the old palace-knight into a character class. That is loose, but it is how many younger people first meet the word.

Game talk遊戲的用語 has stretched把古代宮廷騎士拉伸成了 the old palace-knight into a character class一種角色職業. That那樣的用法 is loose雖然不太精確, but不過 it它 is是 how many younger people first meet the word很多年輕人第一次認識這個字的方式.

It is a bookish or hobby word, not a word for the bus.

It它 is是 a bookish or hobby word一個書卷氣、或興趣圈裡的字, not不是 a word for the bus在公車上會用的字.