| 释义 |
genteel美 [dʒen'til] 英 [dʒen'tiːl] - adj.显得彬彬有礼的；假斯文的；上流社会的；装体面的
- 网络有教养的；文雅的；文绉绉
adj. refined,proper,polite,courteous,discreet 1. | 显得彬彬有礼的；假斯文的；上流社会的；装体面的；装出绅士派头的quiet and polite, often in an exaggerated way; from, or pretending to be from, a high social class |
| | | Her genteel accent irritated me. 她那矫揉造作的腔调使我感到恼火。 | | He lived in genteel poverty(= trying to keep the style of a high social class, but with little money) . 他摆出一副绅士派头，过的却是穷酸的生活。 |
2. | 幽静的；古朴单调的quiet and old-fashioned and perhaps slightly boring |
adj. | 1. 有礼貌的,有教养的;有上流社会特点的,适合上流社会的 3. 时髦的;〔反意语〕装绅士派头的,赶时髦的,摆架子的 1. 有礼貌的,有教养的;有上流社会特点的,适合上流社会的 3. 时髦的;〔反意语〕装绅士派头的,赶时髦的,摆架子的 |
adj. | 1. having or displaying refinement and good manners, especially manners that suggest an upper-class background 2. overdoing the refinement, delicacy of behavior, or snobbishness thought characteristic of the upper classes in order to create an impression of higher social status 3. relating to the upper classes 4. typical of polite well-educated people belonging to a high social class who have strict moral standards and are easily shocked by anything rude 5. trying to appear as if you are genteel 1. having or displaying refinement and good manners, especially manners that suggest an upper-class background 2. overdoing the refinement, delicacy of behavior, or snobbishness thought characteristic of the upper classes in order to create an impression of higher social status 3. relating to the upper classes 4. typical of polite well-educated people belonging to a high social class who have strict moral standards and are easily shocked by anything rude 5. trying to appear as if you are genteel |
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