politeness

英 [pə'laɪtnəs]

美

n.  殷勤

复数：politenesses　

COCA.16740

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 有礼貌的；客气的；文雅的
  Someone who ispolitehas good manners and behaves in a way that is socially correct and not rude to other people.
  1. Everyone around him was trying to be polite, but you could tell they were all bored...
     他周围的每一个人都极力表现出彬彬有礼的样子，但能够看出他们都感到厌烦。
  2. It's not polite to point or talk about strangers in public...
     在公共场合对陌生人指指点点或议论纷纷都不礼貌。
  3. Gately, a quiet and very polite young man, made a favourable impression...
     盖特利是一个言语不多、执礼甚恭的年轻人，他给人留下了很好的印象。
  4. I hate having to make polite conversation.
     我很讨厌不得不说些应酬话。
• ADJ 上流的；高雅的
  You can refer to people who consider themselves to be socially superior and to set standards of behaviour for everyone else aspolite societyorpolite company.
  1. Certain words are vulgar and not acceptable in polite society.
     有些字眼较粗俗，不为上流社会所接受。

英英释义

noun

• the act of showing regard for others
  Synonym:civility
• a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
  Synonym:niceness

双语例句

• He is the pink of politeness.
  他是礼貌待人的典范。
• "but you're very beautiful yourself," he added with a politeness by no means crudely jocular.
  “但是你自己也非常美啊，”他的口气文雅有礼，毫不包含粗鲁调笑的意味。
• Eastern and Western societies have different ideas about politeness.
  东方和西方关于礼貌有不同的见解。
• What you need is initiative and politeness.
  你缺的只是主动和礼貌。
• She had that inbred politeness, it was a part of her.
  她拥有那种天生的优雅，举手投足都彬彬有礼。
• Because of his politeness, his strange accent was acceptable.
  因为他的礼貌，他那奇怪的口音也就是可接受的了。
• The difference between western and Chinese culture leads to the different realization on politeness.
  中西方文化的不同导致了人们对于礼貌认识的不同。
• I was invited, and I had agreed to go, more out of politeness than desire.
  我也被邀请了，我也同意了，更多是出于礼貌而非自愿。
• What is politeness? This sounds like a simple question.
  什么是礼貌？这似乎是一个简单的问题。
• Dilute the benefits of their own embodied the principles of decent politeness norms.
  淡化自己的好处，体现了礼貌原则中的得体准则。