首页英语词典politepolite英英释意

polite

英[pə'laɪt] 美[pə'laɪt]
  • adj. 有礼貌的,客气的;文雅的;上流的;优雅的

英英释意


1. showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
2. marked by refinement in taste and manners;
"cultivated speech"
"cultured Bostonians"
"cultured tastes"
"a genteel old lady"
"polite society"
3. not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others;
"even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"- W.S. Maugham