genteel的中文翻譯是什麼意思
genteel
adj. 文雅的; 有禮貌的; 有教養的; 上流社會的
genteel的柯林斯釋義
ADJ-GRADED彬彬有禮的；有教養的；上流社會的；裝出紳士派頭的
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.
這是上流社會家庭尋求健康和靜謐的場所。
...two maiden ladies with genteel manners and voices.
兩位舉止文雅、嗓音輕柔的少女
ADJ-GRADED（地方）幽靜的,古樸單調的
A genteel place or area is quiet and traditional, but may also be old-fashioned and dull.
...the genteel towns of Winchester and Chichester.
古樸幽靜的溫徹斯特和奇切斯特
genteel的英文釋義
Adjective
1. marked by refinement in taste and manners;
- cultivated speech
- cultured Bostonians
- cultured tastes
- a genteel old lady
- polite society
genteel的場景例句
Say a bouquet, sister Jemima ,'tis more genteel.
妹妹,用字文雅點兒, 說一束花.
I'd stint myself to keep you both in a genteel and seemly style.
我會節衣縮食來讓你們倆過一種上流社會的體面生活.
But on at least two issues, such genteel methods are proving inadequate.
但至少在兩個問題上, 這樣的柔性手段顯得有些孱弱.
His ideal of quiet and of genteel retirement was found in Washington Square.
他理想中靜謐優雅,可以幽居的住處終於在華盛頓廣場找到了.
She always talks in a genteel voice when she's on the phone.
她打電話時說話總是擺出一副上流架子.