gentility
音标[dʒen'tiliti]
汉语翻译
n. 出身高贵, 绅士们, 上流阶层, 斯文, 有教养, 彬彬有礼, 文雅, 装体面, 假斯文
英语解释
名词 gentility:
- elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression同义词：breeding, genteelness
例句
- Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity, and afraid of being overtake.时髦，是逃亡自庸俗而又惟恐被？上的假斯文。
- His gentility is purely made up.他的文雅都是装出来的。
详细解释
gen.til.i.ty
n.（名词）The quality of being well-mannered; refinement.优雅：举止优雅的品质；优雅The condition of being born to the gentry.高贵出身：出身于贵族的状况Persons of high social standing considered as a group.上流社会：作为一个整体的上层社会的成员An attempt to convey or maintain the appearance of refinement and elegance.假派头：试图表达或保持优雅和得体的外表的努力
来源：Middle English gentilete [nobility of birth] 中古英语 gentilete [出身高贵] from Old French 源自 古法语 from Latin gentolit3s 源自 拉丁语 gentolit3s from gentolis [of the same clan] * see gentle 源自 gentolis [同一部族的] *参见 gentle
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