politeness
n. 有礼貌; 客气; 文雅; 有礼貌的行为
Someone who is polite has 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。
You can refer to people who consider themselves to be socially superior and to set standards of behaviour for everyone else as polite society or polite 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。
1. a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
2. the act of showing regard for others
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。
She listened to him, but only out of politeness.
她只是出于礼貌听他讲话。
I was slightly afraid of their chilly distant politeness.
他们那种冷冰冰的、敬而远之的客套让我有点憷头。
Daniel's few encounters with Gold had been characterized by a laboured politeness.
丹尼尔与戈尔德的几次碰面都只是虚礼客套一番。
Her veneer of politeness began to crack.
她那彬彬有礼的伪装开始露馅儿了。