genteel

[美]/dʒenˈtiːl/
[英]/dʒenˈtiːl/
词频: 极高

释义

adj.上流社会的;有教养的,文雅的

例句

genteel manners and appearance.

优美的举止和漂亮的外表

dispelling the myth that croquet is a genteel Sunday afternoon pastime.

消除认为槌球是一种上流社会星期日午后消遣的错误看法。

She always talks in such a genteel voice when she’s on the phone.

她打电话时, 说话总是摆出一副上流架子。

原声例句

She was a good example of a genteel woman, Lydia thought.

利迪娅想,她是有教养的女性中的一个范例。

来源: Hu Min reads stories to remember TOEFL vocabulary.

Despite all the genteel charm, Bernini was known to have a low boiling point.

尽管贝尼尼表面上是温文尔雅,但是大家都知道他是个容忍度很低的人。

来源: The Power of Art - Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini

These are genteel people. Tony Lip might be a little...worldly for them.

这些都是上流人士,托尼·利普可能有点...太庸俗了。

来源: "Green Book" Original Soundtrack

There was a genteel tap of the knocker and the musical voice asked again.

只听门环轻轻响了一下,那个音乐般的声音又问道。

来源: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

She belongs in the pantheon of the greatest Americans, not among genteel letter-writers sleeping warmly in their beds.

她属于美国伟人之流,而不能和那些白天矫揉造作写信、晚上暖暖和和睡觉的人士混为一谈。

来源: The Economist (Summary)

A short walk from the museum, discover an area that’s a little less genteel-British, and a little more quirky-Canadian.

在博物馆不远处,有个地方少了英国绅士味,却多了加拿大的古怪趣味。

来源: Cloud Travel Handbook

" I don't know." It was strangely easy to converse with this genteel hunter. " I left him a letter."

“我不知道。”与这个优雅的捕猎者交谈轻松得有些奇怪。“我给他留了一封信。”

来源: Twilight: Eclipse

O, yes, " a's a civil genteel nobleman enough" .

。 哦,是的,“a是一个有礼貌的绅士贵族” 。

来源: The Romantic Adventure of the Milkmaid

Dinner, served in this genteel elegance, caps a beautiful day.

晚餐以这种优雅的方式供应, 为美好的一天画上句号。

来源: Uncle Rich takes you on a trip to Europe.

That seems like such a holdover from a genteel time -- Yeah.

这似乎是上流社会时代的遗留物——是的。

来源: Sway

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