urbane

Word family adjectiveurbaneurbanisticurbanadverburbanelynounurbanenessurbanismurbanisturbaniteurbanityurbanizationurbanologisturbanologyurban renewalverburbanize

ur·bane /ɜːˈbeɪn $ ɜːr-/ adjectiveadj

CONFIDENTbehaving in a relaxed and confident way in social situations 温文尔雅的，从容不迫的

Neil was urbane, witty, direct, and honest.

尼尔文雅机智，坦率诚实。

—urbanely adverbadv

—urbanity /ɜːˈbænəti $ ɜːr-/ noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

urbane• Hyde, House Judiciary Committee chairman, is an urbane conservative respected by members of both parties.• And yet Penzias makes a good case for the new golden age, and his urbane discourse is both enlivening and instructive.• She had barely recognized their cool, urbane general manager in the seedy, vengeful man who had made such wild accusations.• With its vintage cable cars and cosmopolitan restaurants, the city is brimming with urbane sophistication.• The sketches paired macho athletes with their more urbane, suave counterparts.• Robert the next day seemed urbane, sure of himself, even, she thought, pleased with himself.• By day, this urbane, well-educated man mastered complex problems in a high-tech consulting firm.

Origin urbane

(1500-1600) Latin urbanus; → URBAN

单词	urbane
释义	urbane Word family adjectiveurbaneurbanisticurbanadverburbanelynounurbanenessurbanismurbanisturbaniteurbanityurbanizationurbanologisturbanologyurban renewalverburbanize ur·bane /ɜːˈbeɪn $ ɜːr-/ adjectiveadj CONFIDENTbehaving in a relaxed and confident way in social situations 温文尔雅的，从容不迫的 Neil was urbane, witty, direct, and honest. 尼尔文雅机智，坦率诚实。 —urbanely adverbadv —urbanity /ɜːˈbænəti $ ɜːr-/ noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus urbane• Hyde, House Judiciary Committee chairman, is an urbane conservative respected by members of both parties.• And yet Penzias makes a good case for the new golden age, and his urbane discourse is both enlivening and instructive.• She had barely recognized their cool, urbane general manager in the seedy, vengeful man who had made such wild accusations.• With its vintage cable cars and cosmopolitan restaurants, the city is brimming with urbane sophistication.• The sketches paired macho athletes with their more urbane, suave counterparts.• Robert the next day seemed urbane, sure of himself, even, she thought, pleased with himself.• By day, this urbane, well-educated man mastered complex problems in a high-tech consulting firm. Origin urbane (1500-1600) Latin urbanus; → URBAN
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