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. 有礼貌的
Everyone around him was trying to be polite, but you could tell they were all bored. 他身边的每一个人都尽力表现得彬彬有礼,但你可以看出他们都厌倦了。
Gonzales, a quiet and very polite young man, made a favourable impression. 冈萨雷斯是个文静而又很有礼貌的年轻人,给人留下了很好的印象。
2. politelyADV 礼貌地
"Your home is beautiful," I said politely. “你的家很漂亮,”我客气地说。
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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
有礼貌的
I'm afraid I wasn't very polite to her. 恐怕那时我对她有点不礼貌。
She sent me a polite letter thanking me for my invitation . 她给我写了一封客气的信,感谢我的邀请。
He was too polite to point out my mistake . 他太客气,没有指出我的错误。
socially correct rather than friendly
斯文的,文雅的
polite conversation 温文尔雅的谈话
polite society/company old-fashioned or humorous
people who have been taught how to behave in a socially correct way
上流社会/上流阶层
Sex never used to be discussed in polite society . 过去在上流社会从来不谈有关性的问题。
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