| 单词 | thesaurus/articles/polite |
| 释义 | Thesaurus article:politepoliteThese words refer to behaving in a way that is socially correct and which shows respect and care for other people. The most common word for this ispolite. Polite can be used of a person's character or the things that person does or says that show respect for other people. He was always such a polite child. I gave him a polite answer. The opposite ofpoliteisrude. The service representative was so rude. That's a rude response. For more opposites ofpolite, see the article atrude. The adjectivescourteous,respectful, andwell manneredare sometimes used when someone is polite and shows respect for other people. Although she often disagreed with me, she was always courteous. He was respectful towards his elders. They were quiet, well mannered children. A man who is polite to a woman is sometimes described aschivalrous. He held open the door in that chivalrous way of his. Someone who is polite but in a formal and not very friendly way can be described ascivil. Try to at least be civil towards him even if you don't like him. Conversation which is polite and calm is sometimes described ascivilized. Let's discuss this in a civilized manner. |
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