politeness 详细解释

politeness

[pə'laitnis]

n. 礼貌, 优雅

n.

1. 有礼貌; 客气; 文雅[U]

Such feelings tend to remain submerged beneath a mask of social politeness.

在社交礼貌的掩盖下, 这样的情感往往不会显露出来。

2. 有礼貌的行为; 客气的词语[C]

词形变化

副词: politely | 形容词比较级: politer | 形容词最高级: politest | 名词: politeness |

词义辨析

同义参见:

refinement  attention  civility  courtesy  

英英释义

名词 politeness:

a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage

同义词:niceness

the act of showing regard for others

同义词:civility

补充

politenesspolitenessn.1.有礼,优雅

例句

1. I do expect reasonable politeness and consideration.我真的期待得到应有的礼遇和体贴。 2. She listened to him, but only out of politeness.她只是出于礼貌听他讲话。 3. She only did it out of politeness. [=to be polite; because she wanted to show good manners]她这样做仅仅是出于礼貌。