Genteel



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• 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)

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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