polite
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ Someone who is polite has good manners and behaves in a way that is socially correct and not rude to other people. 有禮貌的
Everyone around him was trying to be polite, but you could tell they were all bored. 他身邊的每一個人都盡力表現得彬彬有禮,但你可以看出他們都厭倦了。
Gonzales, a quiet and very polite young man, made a favourable impression. 岡薩雷斯是個文靜而又很有禮貌的年輕人,給人畱下了很好的印象。
2. politelyADV 禮貌地
"Your home is beautiful," I said politely. “你的家很漂亮,”我客氣地說。
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polite /pəˈlaɪt/ (politer,politest)
剑桥词典
- behaving in a way that is socially correct and shows understanding of and care for other people's feelings
- She was polite but not excessively so.
- "Try to be polite to him." "Like hell I will!"
- He was unusually polite.
- He's usually quite polite in my presence .
- They're very polite in your presence , but you get the feeling they're laughing up their sleeves . 返回 polite
有禮貌的
I'm afraid I wasn't very polite to her. 恐怕那時我對她有點不禮貌。
She sent me a polite letter thanking me for my invitation . 她給我寫了一封客氣的信,感謝我的邀請。
He was too polite to point out my mistake . 他太客氣,沒有指出我的錯誤。
socially correct rather than friendly
斯文的,文雅的
polite conversation 溫文爾雅的談話
polite society/company old-fashioned or humorous
people who have been taught how to behave in a socially correct way
上流社會/上流堦層
Sex never used to be discussed in polite society . 過去在上流社會從來不談有關性的問題。
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