gentility
音標[dʒen'tiliti] 讀音漢語翻譯
n. 出身高貴, 紳士們, 上流階層, 斯文, 有教養, 彬彬有禮, 文雅, 裝體面, 假斯文
英文解釋:
名詞 gentility:
- elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression同義詞:breeding, genteelness
例句:
- Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity, and afraid of being overtake.
- His gentility is purely made up.他的文雅都是裝出來的。
詳細解釋:
gen.til.i.ty
n.(名詞)The quality of being well-mannered; refinement.優雅:舉止優雅的品質;優雅The condition of being born to the gentry.高貴出身:出身於貴族的狀況Persons of high social standing considered as a group.上流社會:作為一個整體的上層社會的成員An attempt to convey or maintain the appearance of refinement and elegance.假派頭:試圖表達或保持優雅和得體的外表的努力
來源:Middle English gentilete [nobility of birth] 中古英文 gentilete [出身高貴] from Old French 源自 古法文 from Latin gentolit3s 源自 拉丁語 gentolit3s from gentolis [of the same clan] * see gentle 源自 gentolis [同一部族的] *參見 gentle
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