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

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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
  1. a genteel manner
     彬彬有礼
  2. Her genteel accent irritated me.
     她那矫揉造作的腔调使我感到难受。
  3. 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。
• 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.
  1. 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。
  2. ...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
  Agenteelplace or area is quiet and traditional, but may also be old-fashioned and dull.
  1. ...the genteel towns of Winchester and Chichester.
     古朴幽静的温彻斯特和奇切斯特

英英释义

adj

• marked by refinement in taste and manners
  1. cultivated speech
  2. cultured Bostonians
  3. cultured tastes
  4. a genteel old lady
  5. polite society
  Synonym:civilizedcivilisedcultivatedculturedpolite

双语例句

• The meal began, and conversation was genteel and polite.
  晚餐开始，席间的交谈优雅有礼。
• Her genteel accent irritated me.
  她那矫揉造作的腔调使我感到难受。
• She lived a genteel, careful, frugal life.
  她过著高尚的、谨慎而节俭的生活。
• The "Genteel Lu" brocade is kind of proper folk textile in Qufu.
  在“古典路”博科是一种适当的民间纺织曲阜。
• He was only a soft-hearted grateful fellow, and had nothing genteel or polite about him.
  他只是一个心肠软、知道感恩图报的人，并不懂得什么派头和礼貌。
• 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。
• You are genteel enough, you look like a lady from a wellbred family.
  你是够文雅的，看上去真像个大家闺秀！
• A genteel eccentric, an amusing oddity.
  一个彬彬有礼、惹人发笑的怪人。
• The Danes also hold an annual celebration of somewhat less genteel ancestors-the marauding Vikings.
  同时丹麦人也为他们不那么体面的老祖先&维京海盗们举行着一年一度的庆典。
• She spent most of her declining years in genteel poverty.
  她晚年的大部分时间是在家境贫寒却又虚摆排场的情况下度过的。