1ADJ-GRADED 彬彬有礼的；有教养的；上流社会的；装出绅士派头的 A genteel person is respectable and well-mannered, and comes or seems to come from a high social class. 彬彬有礼的；有教养的；上流社会的；装出绅士派头的
It was a place to which genteel families came in search of health and quiet.
这是上流社会家庭寻求健康和静谧的场所。
...two maiden ladies with genteel manners and voices.
两位举止文雅、嗓音轻柔的少女
SYN refined, cultured, mannerly, elegant
2ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n]（地方）幽静的,古朴单调的 A genteel place or area is quiet and traditional, but may also be old-fashioned and dull. （地方）幽静的,古朴单调的
...the genteel towns of Winchester and Chichester.