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单词 genteel
释义
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genteel

/dʒenˈtiːl/
adjective
polite, refined, or respectable, especially in an affected or ostentatious way so as to appear upper class
彬彬有礼的, 优雅的(尤指假装斯文)。
派生词

genteelly

adverb

genteelness

noun
词源
late 16th cent. (in the sense 'fashionable, stylish'): from French gentil 'well-born'. From the 17th cent. to the 19th cent. the word was used in such senses as 'of good social position', 'having the manners of a well-born person', 'well bred'. The ironic or derogatory implication dates from the 19th cent.
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