genteel

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gen·teel /dʒenˈtiːl/ adjective  1  POLITEpolite, gentle, or graceful 彬彬有礼的，斯文的，文雅的 She broke into a genteel run. 她优雅地跑了起来。2. old-fashionedSSCLASS IN SOCIETY from or relating to a good social class 上流社会的 —genteelly adverb

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genteel• A bit more cultured, a bit more refined, a bit more genteel.• It was all genteel at first.• If you are genteel enough, that sort of imprecision is possible.• Dawson came from a genteel family.• It is easy to pretend that the values and standard of behaviour about which I am speaking are genteel or middle class.• The downtown has a genteel southern charm.• They are not for genteel walkers.Origin genteel (1500-1600) French gentil; → GENTLE

gen·teel adjectiveChineseSyllable  

polite, gentle, Corpus or graceful

genteel
gen‧teel /dʒenˈtiːl/ adjective1. polite, gentle, or graceful:
    She broke into a genteel run.
2. old-fashioned from or relating to a good social class
—genteelly adverb

gen·teelBrE /dʒenˈtiːl/ 🔊NAmE /dʒenˈtiːl/ 🔊 adjective (sometimes disapproving) (of people and their way of life 人和生活方式) quiet and polite, often in an exaggerated way; from, or pretending to be from, a high social class 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◆a genteel manner彬彬有礼◆Her genteel accent irritated me. 她那矫揉造作的腔调使我感到恼火。🔊🔊◆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。🔊🔊(of places 地方) quiet and old-fashioned and perhaps slightly boring 幽静的；古朴单调的▸ gen·teel·ly BrE /dʒenˈtiːlli/ 🔊NAmE /dʒenˈtiːlli/ 🔊 adverb