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.- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - I hate having to make polite conversation.
我很讨厌不得不说些应酬话。
- Everyone around him was trying to be polite, but you could tell they were all bored...
- 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.- 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。
- Certain words are vulgar and not acceptable in polite society.
英英释义
noun
- the act of showing regard for others
- a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
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。