词汇 | polite |
释义 | polite adjective uk/pəˈlaɪt/ us/pəˈlaɪt/ A2 有礼貌的 behaving in a way that is socially correct and shows understanding of and care for other people's feelings I'm afraid I wasn't very polite to her. 恐怕那时我对她有点不礼貌。 She sent me a polite letter thanking me for my invitation. 她给我写了一封客气的信,感谢我的邀请。 He was too polite to point out my mistake. 他太客气,没有指出我的错误。 斯文的,文雅的 socially correct rather than friendly polite conversation 温文尔雅的谈话 polite society/company old-fashioned or humorous 上流社会/上流阶层 people who have been taught how to behave in a socially correct way in polite society/company Sex never used to be discussed in polite society. 过去在上流社会从来不谈有关性的问题。 Their church shocked polite society by allowing a man to take more than one wife. This event reminds us that racial tension often lurks just below the surface of polite society. He does have a nickname, but not one that can be repeated in polite company. That husband of hers is not fit for polite company.
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