genteel
音标[dʒen'ti:l]
汉语翻译
a. 有教养的, 上流的, 优雅的
词型变化
名词:genteelness 副词:genteelly
英语解释
形容词 genteel:
- marked by refinement in taste and manners同义词：civilized, civilised, cultivated, cultured, polite
例句
- Genteel manners and appearance.优美的举止和漂亮的外表
- Although she was poor, she was living in genteel poverty.尽管她贫穷，但她总想装出上流社会阶层的样子。
- She is too genteel for words.她说话太咬文嚼字了。
详细解释
gen.teel
adj.（形容词）Refined in manner; well-bred and polite.优雅的：举止优雅的；受良好教育并有礼貌的Free from vulgarity or rudeness.不庸俗的或不粗鲁的Elegantly stylish:优雅漂亮的：例句：genteel manners and appearance.优美的举止和漂亮的外表
Striving to convey a manner or an appearance of refinement and respectability.See Synonyms at polite 力求优雅的：努力表现优雅而端庄的举止外表的参见 politeMarked by affected and somewhat prudish refinement.假作高雅的，假斯文的：显得装模作样的，在某种程度上过于装扮优雅的
来源：French gentil 法语 gentil from Old French * see gentle 源自 古法语 *参见 gentle
【引伸】
genteel.ly
adv.（副词）genteel.ness
n.（名词）
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