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debonair

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++deb·o·nair /ˌdebəˈneə◂ $ -ˈner◂/ adjective old-fashioned  FASHIONABLEa man who is debonair is fashionable and confident 〔男子〕时髦自信的
Examples from the Corpus
debonairOh, he was charming and debonair - but he was no match for Damian Flint.The thought of debonair Seb Smith being beaten by spotty, horrid little Nails tickled Nutty's imagination.So the debonair Simon had made it big in the financial world.a stylish, debonair young man
Origin debonair (1200-1300) Old French de bonne aire of good family or nature
deb·o·nair adjectiveChineseSyllable
is a fashionable confident who is man and Corpus debonair


debonair
debonair /ˌdebəˈneə◂ $ -ˈner◂/ adjective old-fashioned
 Date: 1200-1300
 Language: Old French
 Origin: de bonne aire 'of good family or nature'
a man who is debonair is fashionable and confident


de·bon·airBrE /ˌdebəˈneə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdebəˈner/ 🔊 adjective (old-fashioned) (usually of men 通常指男人) fashionable and confident 温雅自信的;潇洒的