well-mannered
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌwell-ˈmannered adjective POLITEtalking and behaving in a polite way 举止得体的;有礼貌的 a well-mannered child 有礼貌的孩子► see thesaurus at polite
Examples from the Corpus
well-mannered• Julio is a clean-cut, well-mannered 15-year-old boy.• The children were good little things, well-mannered, and beautifully dressed.• Henry was a typical Oxford man - well-mannered, easy-going, and very sure of himself.• It is difficult to address market forces armed only with well-mannered façades.• You seem to be a well-mannered fellow.• He enjoyed well-mannered, good-looking, and well-to-do undergraduates.• She followed quietly, a well-mannered guest, as they crossed the crowded length of the morning room.• Parke doesn't deny it, noting a shift from protesting outside bases towards well-mannered lobbying in the corridors of power.• So, if you cloned Donald or Newt, you might get a perfectly well-mannered person.ˌwell-ˈmannered adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus talking and in behaving polite a way
well-mannered
ˌwell-ˈmannered
adjective
talking and behaving in a polite way:
a well-mannered child
▪ polite behaving or speaking in a way that is correct for the social situation you are in, and showing that you are careful to consider other people’s needs and feelings: He was too polite to ask how old she was. | ‘Excuse me, sir,’ she said in a polite voice.
▪well-mannered having good manners and knowing the correct way to behave in social situations: She was beautifully dressed and very well-mannered.
▪well-behaved polite and not causing any trouble – used about children or animals: The children were very well-behaved. | Well-behaved dogs are welcome at the hotel.
▪courteous /ˈkɜːtiəs $ ˈkɜːr-/ polite and respectful, and behaving rather formally: The hotel staff were very courteous and helpful. | a courteous reply
▪respectful polite and treating someone with respect: He was very respectful towards all my relatives. | ‘Thank you,’ he said with a respectful bow.
▪civil polite in a formal way, especially when you do not feel very friendly towards someone: She’d never liked her father-in-law, but she forced herself to be civil to him. | When you’ve stopped arguing, you might be able to have a civil conversation.
▪deferential formal polite towards someone, especially because they are in a more important social position: In those days women were expected to be deferential to men.
ˌwell-ˈmannered
adjectivetalking and behaving in a polite way:
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