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Debonair Adj Courteous French `Debə'Neə 迷人的;友好的 英 Adj.愉快的

单词 debonair
音标 [`debə'neə]
解释 adj. 迷人的;友好的
红宝书 【英】 adj.愉快的, 友好的(friendly, charming, and fashionably dressed)
【例】 He strolled about, looking very debonair in his elegant new suit.
字源 debonair (adj.)
c.1200, "mild, gentle, kind courteous," from Old French debonaire, from de bon' aire "of good race," originally used of hawks, hence, "thoroughbred" (opposite of French demalaire). Used in Middle English to mean "docile, courteous," it became obsolete and was revived with an altered sense of "pleasant, affable" (1680s).
不择手段背单词 adj. 无忧无虑的; 和蔼而友好的 = charming = urbane = genial = jaunty
【记】deb = debt债务, on, air: 债务飞到天上去了, 不用还钱了! -无忧无虑的
趣味全助记 【记】bon 好 + air空气,氛围

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