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单词 gentility
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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).
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