• 基础释义
  • 例句
  • 柯林斯词典释义
  • 英汉词典释义
  • 英英词典释义

genteel

[dʒenˈti:l] [dʒɛnˈtil]
  • 副词:genteelly;
  • 例句
    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • ADJ-GRADED
      彬彬有礼的;有教养的;上流社会的;装出绅士派头的
      A genteel person is respectable and well-mannered, and comes or seems to come from a high social class.
      例句
      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
    • ADJ-GRADED
      (地方)幽静的,古朴单调的
      A genteel place or area is quiet and traditional, but may also be old-fashioned and dull.
      例句
      ...the genteel towns of Winchester and Chichester. 古朴幽静的温彻斯特和奇切斯特
    英汉词典释义
    • adj.
      上流社会的
      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。
    英英词典释义
    • Adjective
      1. marked by refinement in taste and manners;
      "cultivated speech""cultured Bostonians""cultured tastes""a genteel old lady""polite society"