genteel

美 [dʒenˈtiːl]英 [dʒenˈtiːl]
  • adj.文雅的;上流社会的;幽静的;假斯文的;装体面的;装出绅士派头的;古朴单调的;显得彬彬有礼的

派生词: genteelly adv.

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adj.

1

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
quiet and polite, often in an exaggerated way; from, or pretending to be from, a high social class

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难受。

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。

2

幽静的;古朴单调的
quiet and old-fashioned and perhaps slightly boring

3


genteel

频次

  • 1
    ADJ-GRADED 彬彬有礼的;有教养的;上流社会的;装出绅士派头的
    A genteel person is respectable and well-mannered, and comes or seems to come from a high social class.

    It was a place to which genteel families came in search of health and quiet.

    这是上流社会家庭寻求健康和静谧的场所。

  • 2
    ADJ-GRADED (地方)幽静的,古朴单调的
    A genteel place or area is quiet and traditional, but may also be old-fashioned and dull.

    ...the genteel towns of Winchester and Chichester.

    古朴幽静的温彻斯特和奇切斯特

adj

1
marked by refinement in taste and manners
cultivated speech
cultured Bostonians
cultured tastes
a genteel old lady
polite society
Synonym: civilized civilised cultivated cultured polite

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  1. You are genteel enough , you look like a lady .

    你是够文雅的,看上去象个大家闺秀。2.

  2. You are genteel enough , you look like a lady from a wellbred family .

    你是够文雅的,看上去真像个大家闺秀!

  3. It was a place to which genteel families came in search of health and quiet .

    这是上流社会家庭寻求健康和静谧的场所。

  4. There are not as many genteel young men in Devonshire as sussex .

    与苏塞克斯相比,德文郡有教养的年轻人不多。

  5. Her genteel accent irritated me .

    她那矫揉造作的腔调使我感到难受。

  6. Used of persons and their behavior ; cultivated and genteel .

    用来指人和他们的行为;有礼貌的,有教养的。

  7. American literature is still under the rule of " genteel tradition " .

    十九、二十世纪之交,美国文学处于高雅文风的统治之下。

  8. In a genteel manner . Ten Schools of Social Psychology

    社会心理学十大流派

  9. People you know or have just met often remark on your genteel ways .

    认识你的人或刚刚认识你的人,都常常称赞你彬彬有礼的态度。

  10. Although she was poor , she was living in genteel poverty .

    尽管她贫穷,但她总想装出上流社会阶层的样子。

  11. She spent most of her declining years in genteel poverty .

    她晚年的大部分时间是在家境贫寒却又虚摆排场的情况下度过的。

  12. He came from one of these genteel Calcutta families .

    他出身于这些加尔各答名门之一。

  13. It was an ordinary childhood amongst genteel villages and rolling fields .

    其孩提生活平凡,住在上流社会的村落,四周都是起伏不平的广阔土地。

  14. JAPANESE traffic cops were until recently a genteel bunch .

    不久之前日本的交通警察还是温文尔雅的一群人。

  15. His ideal of quiet and of genteel retirement was found in Washington Square .

    他理想中静谧优雅,可以幽居的住处终于在华盛顿广场找到了。

  16. The meal began , and conversation was genteel and polite .

    晚餐开始,席间的交谈优雅有礼。

  17. She always talks in such a genteel voice when she 's on the phone .

    她打电话时,总是用高雅的声音说话。

  18. She lived a genteel , careful , frugal life .

    她过著高尚的、谨慎而节俭的生活。

  19. Her goal is to be a respectable lady in the genteel class .

    她的目标是成为上流社会的一位受人尊敬的女士。

  20. He came from a genteel family .

    他出身于有教养的家庭。

  21. The rich , the genteel , the powerful .

    有钱的人,有身份的人,有势力的人。

  22. He took elocution lessons to try to make his accent sound more genteel .

    他去接受演讲技巧训练,以使他说话的声调听上去更优雅些。

  23. Yet many Japanese seem more at ease with the idea of stately decline and genteel isolation .

    至今仍有很多日本人似乎更安逸的想法和有教养的孤立。

  24. He went to an upper-class institution where the students learned to develop a very genteel manner .

    他考上了上流社会的学校。这里培养的学生都很有教养。

  25. It was strangely easy to converse with this genteel hunter .

    与这个优雅的捕猎者交谈轻松得有些奇怪。

  26. Since Dreiser 's " truthful reflection of life " is against the " genteel tradition ";

    文章的结论是:德莱塞的真实反映生活的文风是对高雅传统的反叛;

  27. The " Genteel Lu " brocade is kind of proper folk textile in Qufu .

    在“古典路”博科是一种适当的民间纺织曲阜。

  28. I have known many couples , who have entirely disliked each other , lead very comfortable genteel lives .

    我认识许多对夫妻,彼此根本不喜欢,生活仍然非常舒适温存。

  29. Such is the modern style of tennis , once the genteel afternoon pastime of the idle rich .

    这就是现代网球。在过去,它可是富贵人家用来消磨午后悠闲时光的活动。

  30. This is a pretty genteel environment , and you don 't usually see outright manifestations of bias , he said .

    这是一个非常有教养的环境,你通常不会看到直接表现出来的偏见,他说。