genteel

英[dʒen'tiːl] 美[dʒen'tiːl]
  • adj. 文雅的；有教养的
genteelly genteelness
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详细释义

Adjective:
  1. marked by refinement in taste and manners;

    "cultivated speech"
    "cultured Bostonians"
    "cultured tastes"
    "a genteel old lady"
    "polite society"

双语例句

1. Her genteel accent irritated me.
她那矫揉造作的腔调使我感到难受。

来自《权威词典》

2. She always talks in such a genteel voice when she's on the phone.
她打电话时,说话总是摆出一副上流架子.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. It was a place to which genteel families came in search of health and quiet.
这是上流社会家庭寻求健康和静谧的场所。

来自辞典例句

4. You are genteel enough, you look like a lady.
你是够文雅的, 看上去象个大家闺秀.

来自辞典例句

5. There are not as many genteel young men in Devonshire as Sussex.
与苏塞克斯相比,德文郡有教养的年轻人不多.

来自辞典例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. She is too genteel for words.
      她说话太咬文嚼字了。
    2. You are genteel enough, you look like a lady.
      你是够文雅的，看上去象个大家闺秀。
    3. He came from a genteel family.
      他出身於有教养的家庭。

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【邻近词汇】

gentile gent genteelly genteelism Genteel manners and appearance.
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