genteel
音標[d?en'ti:l] 讀音漢語翻譯
a. 有教養的, 上流的, 優雅的
詞型變化:
名詞:genteelness 副詞:genteelly英文解釋:
形容詞 genteel:
- marked by refinement in taste and manners同義詞:civilized, civilised, cultivated, cultured, polite
例句:
- Genteel manners and appearance.
- Although she was poor, she was living in genteel poverty.
- She is too genteel for words.她說話太咬文嚼字了。
詳細解釋:
gen.teel
adj.(形容詞)Refined in manner; well-bred and polite.優雅的:舉止優雅的;受良好教育並有禮貌的Free from vulgarity or rudeness.不庸俗的或不粗魯的Elegantly stylish:優雅漂亮的:例句:genteel manners and appearance.優美的舉止和漂亮的外表
Striving to convey a manner or an appearance of refinement and respectability.See Synonyms at polite 力求優雅的:努力表現優雅而端莊的舉止外表的參見 politeMarked by affected and somewhat prudish refinement.假作高雅的,假斯文的:顯得裝模作樣的,在某種程度上過於裝扮優雅的
來源:French gentil 法文 gentil from Old French * see gentle 源自 古法文 *參見 gentle
【引伸】
genteel.ly
adv.(副詞)genteel.ness
n.(名詞)
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