genteel

英 [dʒenˈtiːl]

美 [dʒenˈtiːl]

adj.  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; 幽静的; 古朴单调的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 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
  1. a genteel manner
     彬彬有礼
  2. Her genteel accent irritated me.
     她那矫揉造作的腔调使我感到难受。
  3. 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。
• 幽静的；古朴单调的
  quiet and old-fashioned and perhaps slightly boring

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 彬彬有礼的；有教养的；上流社会的；装出绅士派头的
  Agenteelperson is respectable and well-mannered, and comes or seems to come from a high social class.
  1. 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。
  2. ...two maiden ladies with genteel manners and voices.
     两位举止文雅、嗓音轻柔的少女
• ADJ-GRADED （地方）幽静的,古朴单调的
  Agenteelplace or area is quiet and traditional, but may also be old-fashioned and dull.
  1. ...the genteel towns of Winchester and Chichester.
     古朴幽静的温彻斯特和奇切斯特

英英释义

adj

• marked by refinement in taste and manners
  1. cultivated speech
  2. cultured Bostonians
  3. cultured tastes
  4. a genteel old lady
  5. polite society
  Synonym:civilizedcivilisedcultivatedculturedpolite

双语例句

• He was only a soft-hearted grateful fellow, and had nothing genteel or polite about him.
  他只是一个心肠软、知道感恩图报的人，并不懂得什么派头和礼貌。
• 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。
• Mr Murray can protest all he wants, wrote Bob Herbert, a columnist for The New York Times, his book is just a genteel way of calling somebody a nigger.
  莫瑞先生可以主张任何他想要的，《纽约时报》（NewYorkTimes）专栏作家鲍勃赫伯特（BobHerbert）说，他的书只是上流社会称呼某人是黑鬼的一种假斯文方式。
• The meal began, and conversation was genteel and polite.
  晚餐开始，席间的交谈优雅有礼。
• He came from a genteel family.
  他出身于有教养的家庭。
• He took elocution lessons to try to make his accent sound more genteel.
  他去接受演讲技巧训练，以使他说话的声调听上去更优雅些。
• The Danes also hold an annual celebration of somewhat less genteel ancestors-the marauding Vikings.
  同时丹麦人也为他们不那么体面的老祖先&维京海盗们举行着一年一度的庆典。
• JAPANESE traffic cops were until recently a genteel bunch.
  不久之前日本的交通警察还是温文尔雅的一群人。
• This is a pretty genteel environment, and you don't usually see outright manifestations of bias, he said.
  这是一个非常有教养的环境，你通常不会看到直接表现出来的偏见，他说。
• I have known many couples, who have entirely disliked each other, lead very comfortable genteel lives.
  我认识许多对夫妻，彼此根本不喜欢，生活仍然非常舒适温存。