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
Collins.1 / BNC.15261 / COCA.15890
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- a genteel manner
彬彬有礼 - Her genteel accent irritated me.
她那矫揉造作的腔调使我感到难受。 - 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。
- a genteel manner
- 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.- 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。 - ...two maiden ladies with genteel manners and voices.
两位举止文雅、嗓音轻柔的少女
- It was a place to which genteel families came in search of health and quiet.
- 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.- ...the genteel towns of Winchester and Chichester.
古朴幽静的温彻斯特和奇切斯特
- ...the genteel towns of Winchester and Chichester.
英英释义
adj
- marked by refinement in taste and manners
- cultivated speech
- cultured Bostonians
- cultured tastes
- a genteel old lady
- polite society
双语例句
- Used of persons and their behavior; cultivated and genteel.
用来指人和他们的行为;有礼貌的,有教养的。 - He came from a genteel family.
他出身于有教养的家庭。 - The meal began, and conversation was genteel and polite.
晚餐开始,席间的交谈优雅有礼。 - Because of their genteel, civilized settings and characters, these stories are also known as "cosies".
由于这类小说的上层社会、文明的背景和角色,它们也被称为舒适推理小说。 - She lived a genteel, careful, frugal life.
她过著高尚的、谨慎而节俭的生活。 - The genteel nationalists who run the Catalan government are in a quandary.
领导加泰罗尼亚政府的上流民族主义者处于窘境。 - A genteel eccentric, an amusing oddity.
一个彬彬有礼、惹人发笑的怪人。 - 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。 - 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。 - His ideal of quiet and of genteel retirement was found in Washington Square.
他理想中静谧优雅,可以幽居的住处终于在华盛顿广场找到了。