genteel

Word family adjectivegenteelishgenteelnoungenteelismgenteelnessverbgenteelizeadverbgenteelly

Related topics: Sociology

gen·teel /dʒenˈtiːl/ adjectiveadj

1 POLITEpolite, gentle, or graceful 彬彬有礼的，斯文的，文雅的

She broke into a genteel run.

她优雅地跑了起来。

2. old-fashionedSSCLASS IN SOCIETY from or relating to a good social class 上流社会的

—genteelly adverbadv

Examples from the Corpus

genteel• A bit more cultured, a bit more refined, a bit more genteel.• It was all genteel at first.• If you are genteel enough, that sort of imprecision is possible.• Dawson came from a genteel family.• It is easy to pretend that the values and standard of behaviour about which I am speaking are genteel or middle class.• The downtown has a genteel southern charm.• They are not for genteel walkers.

Origin genteel

(1500-1600) French gentil; → GENTLE

单词	genteel
释义	genteel Word family adjectivegenteelishgenteelnoungenteelismgenteelnessverbgenteelizeadverbgenteelly Related topics: Sociology gen·teel /dʒenˈtiːl/ adjectiveadj 1 POLITEpolite, gentle, or graceful 彬彬有礼的，斯文的，文雅的 She broke into a genteel run. 她优雅地跑了起来。 2. old-fashionedSSCLASS IN SOCIETY from or relating to a good social class 上流社会的 —genteelly adverbadv Examples from the Corpus genteel• A bit more cultured, a bit more refined, a bit more genteel.• It was all genteel at first.• If you are genteel enough, that sort of imprecision is possible.• Dawson came from a genteel family.• It is easy to pretend that the values and standard of behaviour about which I am speaking are genteel or middle class.• The downtown has a genteel southern charm.• They are not for genteel walkers. Origin genteel (1500-1600) French gentil; → GENTLE
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