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gentility

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++gen·til·i·ty /dʒenˈtɪləti/ noun [uncountable] formal  CLASS IN SOCIETYthe quality of being polite, gentle, or graceful, and of seeming to belong to a high social class 彬彬有礼,斯文,文雅;高贵气派 The hotel had an air of discreet gentility. 这家酒店有一种不露痕迹的典雅气派。
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gentilityIn the light of that brutality I don't think we need concern ourselves about gentility, spurious or otherwise.Beaufort, an old Southern town, is a picture of gentility.His relentless gentility would risk serious tedium without a sharpness of eye and wit.Generally speaking, though, suburban gentility has seeped across the map.
gen·til·i·ty nounChineseSyllable
quality the Corpus or being polite, gentle, of graceful,


gentility
gentility /dʒenˈtɪləti, dʒenˈtɪlɪti/ noun [uncountable] formal
the quality of being polite, gentle, or graceful, and of seeming to belong to a high social class:
    The hotel had an air of discreet gentility.


gen·til·ityBrE /dʒenˈtɪləti/ 🔊NAmE /dʒenˈtɪləti/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (formal) very good manners and behaviour; the fact of belonging to a high social class 文雅;彬彬有礼;高贵的身份He took her hand with discreet gentility. 他温文尔雅地牵着她的手。🔊🔊She thinks expensive clothes are a mark of gentility. 她认为昂贵的服装是身份高贵的标志。🔊🔊the fact of being quiet and old-fashioned 幽静古朴the faded gentility of the town已失去古朴风貌的城镇