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词汇 genteelly
释义 genteelly
adverb
uk /dʒenˈtiːl.li/ us /dʒenˈtiːl.li/
in a polite, gentle, or graceful way: 彬彬有礼地;状似高贵地
She tittered genteelly.她很有风度地笑了笑。
They sipped tea genteelly from a china cup and saucer.他们用骨瓷茶杯和茶托温文尔雅地小口喝着茶。
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genteel
She behaved very genteelly.
He munched genteelly on a ham sandwich.
She dabbed at her eyes and then blew her nose genteelly.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Manners & levels of formality
button-down
buttoned-up
casualization
ceremonious
ceremoniously
formally
genteel
genteelness
gentility
grace
ground rules
non-U
not the done thingidiom
over-familiar
propriety
pukka
solemnity
valediction
valedictory
without ceremony

Examples of genteelly


genteelly
We are going to slip genteelly into industrial oblivion.
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Hansard archive

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The palm of the hand genteelly covered, but the clutching fingers remain at large.
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Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
She would do it more genteelly; but the effect would be the same.
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Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
He was a great economist, but would spend money as genteelly as any man occasionally.
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Wikipedia

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