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Polite Means Showing Rude Socially I Make 英

英语单词 polite
英美音标 英 [pə'laɪt] 美 [pə'laɪt]
中文释义 adj.有礼貌的;客气的;有教养的;文雅的
英语例句 (1) It is not polite of you to cut the speaker short.
(2) This boy is polite to everyone.
(3) You may be busy, but you should be polite at least.
(4) Don't answer back; it's not polite.
(5) She is fond of polite literature.
中文例句 (1) 你打断发言者的话,真不礼貌。
(2) 这个男孩对所有人都很礼貌。
(3) 你可能很忙,但无论如何你应客气点。
(4) 不要顶嘴, 这样显得你没教养。
(5) 她喜爱风雅文学。
vocabulary简明 Polite means showing regards for others in manners, speech, and behavior. Since you are a polite dinner guest, you thank the host for inviting you and, even though you think the chicken is not cooked to perfection, you tell her you are enjoying the meal.
vocabulary扩展 The adjective polite comes from the mid-13th century Latin politus, which means "refined" or "elegant." Showing consideration for others, using tact, and observing social norms are the qualities of being polite. The opposite of polite is rude. Because the poet E.E. Cummings thought imagination is most important, he wrote, “Knowledge is a polite word for dead but not buried imagination.”
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]有礼貌的;客气的;文雅的 Someone who is polite has good manners and behaves in a way that is socially correct and not rude to other people.
  • Everyone around him was trying to be polite, but you could tell they were all bored...

    他周围的每一个人都极力表现出彬彬有礼的样子,但能够看出他们都感到厌烦。

  • It's not polite to point or talk about strangers in public...

    在公共场合对陌生人指指点点或议论纷纷都不礼貌。

  • Gately, a quiet and very polite young man, made a favourable impression...

    盖特利是一个言语不多、执礼甚恭的年轻人,他给人留下了很好的印象。

  • I hate having to make polite conversation.

    我很讨厌不得不说些应酬话。

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  • 'Your home is beautiful,' I said politely...

    我客气地说:“你的家真漂亮。”

  • Learning difficulties, as they are politely called, make children a target for bullies.

    有学习障碍(一种委婉的说法)的孩子会成为被欺辱的对象。

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  • She listened to him, but only out of politeness.

    她只是出于礼貌听他讲话。

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[ADJ 形容词]上流的;高雅的 You can refer to people who consider themselves to be socially superior and to set standards of behaviour for everyone else as polite society or polite company .
  [ADJ n]
  • Certain words are vulgar and not acceptable in polite society.

    有些字眼较粗俗,不为上流社会所接受。

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