genteel

美 [dʒenˈtil]
英 [dʒenˈtiːl]
  • adj.显得彬彬有礼的；假斯文的；上流社会的；装体面的
  • 网络有教养的；文雅的；文绉绉

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genteel
adj.
1.
显得彬彬有礼的；假斯文的；上流社会的；装体面的；装出绅士派头的quiet and polite, often in an exaggerated way; from, or pretending to be from, a high social class
a genteel manner
彬彬有礼
Her genteel accent irritated me.
她那矫揉造作的腔调使我感到恼火。
He lived in genteel poverty(= trying to keep the style of a high social class, but with little money) .
他摆出一副绅士派头，过的却是穷酸的生活。
2.
幽静的；古朴单调的quiet and old-fashioned and perhaps slightly boring

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全部全部,显得彬彬有礼的显得彬彬有礼的,假斯文的假斯文的,上流社会的上流社会的,装体面的装体面的,有教养的有教养的,文雅的文雅的,文绉绉文绉绉
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1.
Four thousand a year is a pretty estate, and he seems a very genteel, steady young man, so I hope Miss Julia will be very happy.
一年四千英镑是一笔数目可观的财产，加上他看上去又是个很有教养、很稳重的青年，我想朱莉娅小姐会非常幸福。
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Tess could whistle like most other country girls, though the accomplishment was one which she did not care to profess in genteel company.
苔丝同大多数乡下姑娘一样会吹口哨，虽然她在体面人面前不愿承认会这门技艺。
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3.
TAKING your hat off at the door may seem like a throwback to a more genteel age.
进门脱帽的礼节仿佛让时光倒流，一下子回到了彬彬有礼的年代。
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Jane's genteel nature allowed her to be comfortable in posh environments.
（简优雅的天性使得她在上流社会里也能应付自如。）
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5.
Her father, Harold Beauchamp, was a banker and her mother, Annie Burnell Dyer, was of genteel origins.
她的父亲，哈罗德波尚是一个银行家和她的母亲，安妮Burnell戴尔，是上流社会的起源。
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6.
It was strangely easy to converse with this genteel hunter.
与这个优雅的捕猎者交谈轻松得有些奇怪。
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Some researchers claim that it was common at this time for genteel women to pluck them off, since they were considered to be unsightly .
一些研究人员声称它是常见的在这个时候为柔弱的妇女拿出它们赶走，因为他们被认为是有碍观瞻。
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A shabbily-genteel individual, with a red nose and an old high hat, was sipping a quiet glass of ale alone at one end of the bar.
酒吧的一头有一个寒酸却又要体面的人，长着红鼻子，戴着顶旧礼帽，在那里安安静静地喝着淡啤酒。
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Mr. Micawber, not a Bit changed, came into the room with a genteel and youthful air.
米考伯先生跟先前完全一样，优游文雅、宛如青年，进了屋里。
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10.
The Wang family occupies two rooms. Old Wang and I are considered the genteel folk in the compound. Gentility to be hanged!
王家住着两间房。我和老王是院子里公认的学问人。天杀的学问！
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