Genteel

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GRE 蓝宝 Barron

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  • adj. 上流社会的;装作彬彬有礼的
  • [英] adj. 上流社会的 ( well-bred; elegant) ; 装作彬彬有礼的 ( striving to convey an appearance of refinement)
  • [类] genteel : vulgarity / intrepid : fear ( 有教养的不粗俗 / 大胆的不恐惧)

[编辑] Webster Collegiate

adjective

  • Etymology: Middle French gentil gentle
  • Date: 1599
  • 1.
    • a. having an aristocratic quality or flavor ; stylish
    • b. of or relating to the gentry or upper class
    • c. elegant or graceful in manner, appearance, or shape
    • d. free from vulgarity or rudeness ; polite
  • 2.
    • a. maintaining or striving to maintain the appearance of superior or middle-class social status or respectability
    • b.
      • (1) marked by false delicacy, prudery, or affectation
      • (2) conventionally or insipidly pretty <timid and genteel artistic style>
  • ? genteelly adverb
  • ? genteelness noun


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