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Polite Socially Politeness 英[Pə'Laɪtnəs 美[Pəˈlaɪtnɪs N.有礼貌;客气;文雅;有礼貌的行为 Adj Graded 有礼貌的;客气的;文雅的

单词 politeness
音标
英[pə'laɪtnəs] 美[pəˈlaɪtnɪs]
解释
n.有礼貌;客气;文雅;有礼貌的行为;
例句

ADJ-GRADED
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.
例: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。
例: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。

ADJ
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 .
例: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。
变形
adv:politely~adj:polite~

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