🔑po·liteBrE/pəˈlaɪt/NAmE/pəˈlaɪt/adjective (po·liter, po·litest) HELPmore polite and most polite are also common * more polite 和 most polite 也常用。🔑havingorshowinggoodmannersandrespectforthefeelingsofothers有礼貌的；客气的；儒雅的SYNcourteous◆Pleasebepolitetoourguests. 请礼貌待客。◆Wewerealltoopolitetoobject. 我们都太客气了，没有反对。OPPimpolite🔑sociallycorrectbutnotalwayssincere应酬的；礼节性的；客套的◆Idon'tknowhowtomakepoliteconversation. 我不晓得怎么说应酬话。◆Theperformancewasgreetedwithpoliteapplause. 这场演出得到了礼貌性的掌声。[only before noun]fromaclassofsocietythatbelievesitisbetterthanothers上流社会的◆'Bum'isnotawordweuseinpolitecompany. “屁股” 可不是我们当着文雅人的面说的字眼。▸po·lite·ly🔑BrE/pəˈlaɪtli/NAmE/pəˈlaɪtli/adverb▸po·lite·nessBrE/pəˈlaɪtnəs/NAmE/pəˈlaɪtnəs/noun[U]