gentility
/dʒenˈtɪlətɪ/noun
mass noun
1- social superiority as demonstrated by genteel manners, behaviour, or appearances上流社会地位; 上流社会的举止(或风度); (行为, 外表的)优雅出众:
her grandmother's pretensions to gentility.
她祖母夸耀的高贵出身。
1.1
- genteel manners, behaviour, or appearances高雅的举止(或行为、外表)。
词源
Middle English (in the sense 'honourable birth'): from Old French gentilite, from gentil (see GENTLE1 ).