courtesy

['kə:tisi]

n.礼貌, 好意

n.

1. 礼貌; 殷勤, 好意[U]

He wrote back to her out of courtesy.

他出于礼貌给她写了一封回信。

2. 谦恭有礼的言辞(或举动)[C]

词形变化

名词复数: courtesies |

词义辨析

同义:

n.礼貌, 殷勤周到

mannerliness  politeness  politesse  civility  good manners  good behaviour  courteousness  respect  respectfulness  decorousness  formalness  ceremony  ceremonialism  affability  complaisance  obligingness  consideration  formality

n.亲切, 好意

gentleness  graciousness  kindness  courtliness  gallantry  suavity  social graces  manners  decorum  propriety  protocol  refinement  tact

n.尊敬, 行礼

respects  devoirs  regards  welcome  reception  greeting  salutation

n.准许

consent  agreement  acquiescence  favour  help

n.问候, 行礼

curtsy  bow  genuflection  nod  handshake  

同义参见:

attention  favor  

反义:

n.礼貌; 谦恭有礼的言行

discourtesy  

英英释义

名词 courtesy:

a courteous or respectful or considerate act

a courteous or respectful or considerate remark

a courteous manner

同义词：good manners

短语词组

by courtesy of

1. 蒙……好主意; 蒙……提供

This is a radio programme presented by courtesy of a soap company.

这是一档由一家肥皂公司提供的广播节目。

补充

courtesycourtesy英:[ˈkə:tisi] 美:[ˈkɚtɪsi]n.1.谦恭有礼They didn't even have the courtesy to apologize.他们也不道个歉, 真没有礼貌。2.有礼貌的举止[言词]Do me the courtesy of listening to what I have to say.请听我说几句话。

例句

1. Common courtesy dictates that a guest should receive a welcome.根据通常的礼节, 客人应该受到欢迎。 2. He did not even have the courtesy to reply.他甚至连答复的这点礼貌都没有。 3. By extending the courtesy of a phone call to my clients, I was building a personal relationship with them.通过有礼貌地给客户打电话, 我开始和他们建立起私交。 4. Hugh and John were exchanging faintly barbed courtesies.休和约翰互相说着略带讥刺的客气话。 5. At least if they're arguing, they're doing you the courtesy of being interested.如果他们在争论, 那至少是他们出于礼貌表示对你感兴趣。 6. My title, by courtesy only, is the Honourable Amalia Lovell.人们称我为, 当然只是出于礼貌, 尊敬的阿马利娅•洛弗尔夫人。 7. illustrations by courtesy of the National Gallery蒙国家美术馆提供插图 8. The waitress brings over some congratulatory glasses of champagne, courtesy of the restaurant.女服务员端上来几杯餐馆赠送的香槟, 以示祝贺。 9. courtesy of state-of-the-art CGI effects借助最先进的计算机成像效果 10. As millions will have seen, by courtesy of the slow motion re-runs, the referee made a mistake.慢动作重放后, 数百万人都可以看到裁判错判了。 11. The management of one garage chain offered customers a free 'courtesy car' while their own cars were being serviced.有一家连锁汽车修理店的经营者在顾客汽车保养期间提供“免费用车”。 12. he had been treated with a degree of courtesy not far short of deference.人们对他非常谦恭有礼，近乎敬重。 13. the superficial courtesies of diplomatic exchanges.外交活动中表面的礼貌。 14. he travelled from the hotel in a courtesy car.他乘坐免费接送车离开旅馆。 15. he was not at the conference only by courtesy.他出于好意才没有参加会议。 16. photograph courtesy of the Evening Star.《明星晚报》提供的照片。 17. The two presidents exchanged courtesies before their meeting.两位总统互相寒暄几句之后就开始会谈。 18. These pictures are being shown by courtesy of BBC TV.这些图片由英国广播公司电视台提供。 19. They treated us with courtesy and kindness.他们待我们礼貌友好。 20. He didn't even have the common courtesy [=he was not even as polite as people can usually be expected to be] to say goodbye when he left.他甚至连基本的礼貌都不懂，走时都没打声招呼。 21. "She did it as a courtesy, not because she had to."她这样做是出于礼貌，不是因为她必须做。 22. "Everyone knows each other here, so we won't bother with the usual courtesies."在这里大家彼此都认识，我们就不用费事说客套话了。 23. They shook hands and exchanged courtesies before beginning their discussion.讨论开始前，他们彼此握手并互致问候。 24. The flowers were provided through the courtesy of a local florist.这些花由当地一家花店惠赠。 25. This program is brought to you courtesy of our sponsors. [=it has been paid for by our sponsors]承蒙赞助商赞助，我们将本节目奉献给大家。 26. Photo courtesy Helen Jones. [=Helen Jones is allowing the photograph to be used]照片由海伦·琼斯授权使用。 27. "I have a bad cold now, courtesy of my brother. [=I have a bad cold that I caught from my brother]"我现在得了重感冒，都是因为我哥哥，是他把我传染了。 28. They paid a courtesy call on the ambassador. [=they visited the ambassador because it was the polite thing to do]他们礼节性地拜访了大使。 29. Important visitors to the conference were provided with courtesy cars.与会贵宾可以使用免费提供的车辆。 30. He picked up the airport courtesy phone [=a telephone that customers can use to call the company that provides it] to call for a car.他拿起机场的免费服务电话，打电话叫车。