polite
adj. 有禮貌的; 應酬的; 上流的
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...
他周圍的每一個人都極力表現出彬彬有禮的樣子,但能夠看出他們都感到厭煩。
It's not polite to point or talk about strangers in public...
在公共場合對陌生人指指點點或議論紛紛都不禮貌。
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.
有些字眼較粗俗,不為上流社會所接受。
1. showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
2. marked by refinement in taste and manners;
3. not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others;
polite, civil, courteous
這些形容詞均含"禮貌的,客氣的"之意。
He was quite polite, of course, but somehow I didn't like his manner.
當然,他的確還是彬彬有禮的, 但我就是有些不喜歡他的舉止.
It's polite to yield up your seat on the bus to an old lady.
在公共汽車上給老太太讓座是禮貌的.
At the exits polite assistants will take the goods and add up the cost.
在出口處,客氣的服務員把你的商品接過去,把價錢加在一起.
He is very polite to people.
他對人很客氣.
His manner was coolly polite and impersonal.
他的態度冷淡客氣,公事公辦.