| 词汇 | genteel |
| 释义 | genteelWord family adjectivegenteelishgenteelnoungenteelismgenteelnessverbgenteelizeadverbgenteelly Sociology gen·teel /dʒenˈtiːl/ adjectiveadj 1 POLITEpolite, gentle, or graceful 彬彬有礼的，斯文的，文雅的 She broke into a genteel run. 她优雅地跑了起来。 2. old-fashionedSSCLASS IN SOCIETY from or relating to a good social class 上流社会的 —genteelly adverbadv Examples from the Corpus genteel• A bit more cultured, a bit more refined, a bit more genteel.• It was all genteel at first.• If you are genteel enough, that sort of imprecision is possible.• Dawson came from a genteel family.• It is easy to pretend that the values and standard of behaviour about which I am speaking are genteel or middle class.• The downtown has a genteel southern charm.• They are not for genteel walkers. (1500-1600) French gentil; → GENTLE |
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