| 词汇 | polite |
| 释义 | polite adjective uk /pəˈlaɪt/ us /pəˈlaɪt/ A2 behaving in a way that is socially correct and shows understanding of and care for other people's feelings: 有礼貌的 I'm afraid I wasn't very polite to her.恐怕那时我对她有点不礼貌。 She sent me a polite letter thanking me for my invitation.她给我写了一封客气的信，感谢我的邀请。 He was too polite to point out my mistake.他太客气，没有指出我的错误。 polite politeHe was always such a polite child. courteousAlthough she often disagreed with me, she was always courteous. respectfulHe was respectful towards his elders. well manneredThey were quiet, well mannered children. chivalrousHe held open the door in that chivalrous way of his. well behaved well behavedOur kids are normally well behaved. goodBe a good girl and sit quietly. as good as goldThe babysitter said Arlo had been as good as gold. angelTeddy is a little angel. obedientHe always tried his best to be an obedient son. socially correct rather than friendly: 斯文的，文雅的 polite conversation温文尔雅的谈话 polite society/companyold-fashioned or humorous people who have been taught how to behave in a socially correct way: 上流社会／上流阶层 in polite society/companySex never used to be discussed in polite society.过去在上流社会从来不谈有关性的问题。 She was polite but not excessively so.她很有礼貌但不过度。 "Try to be polite to him." "Like hell I will!"“对他礼貌点儿。”“我才不呢！” He was unusually polite.他异乎寻常地礼貌。 He's usually quite polite in my presence.在我面前他通常很有礼貌。 They're very polite in your presence, but you get the feeling they're laughing up their sleeves.当着你的面他们都很有礼貌，但你能感觉到他们在暗自发笑。 Polite and respectful candy coat candy-coated chivalric chivalrous chivalrously courtly couth deferential deferentially euphemism for someone/something graciousness hyper-civilized keep a civil tongue in your headidiom manner minced oath tactful tactfully ultra-civilized ultra-refined urbane You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Behaving well Related wordpoliteness GrammarBeing polite or less direct We sometimes use a past verb form to talk about present time, in order to be more polite or less direct: … Things in the past that are still true Sometimes we use past verb forms to refer to things which were true or which happened in the past, even when they are still true now: … Past: typical errors We use the past simple, not the past continuous, to talk about past habits: … Politeness Politeness is about keeping good relations with your listener or reader. There are two types of politeness … Politeness: showing respect There are many ways in which we can show that we value and respect our listener or reader. In more formal situations, we are especially careful to use certain polite phrases: … Politeness: making what we say less direct When we speak and write, we usually try not to be too direct. There are a number of ways in which we can do this. … Politeness: what is impolite? Being direct is impolite so we need to be careful when using direct forms. … polite | American Dictionarypolite adjective us/pəˈlɑɪt/ behaving in a way that is socially correct and shows respect for other people’s feelings: She was too polite to point out my mistake. politelyadverbus/pəˈlɑɪt·li/ He politely asked them to leave. politenessnoun[ U ]us/pəˈlɑɪt·nəs/ With unfailing politeness he answered their questions. Examples of politepolite With engineers and administrators he was always polite and exceedingly friendly. The seminar quietly finessed the definitional question, not without a few polite demurs. Their approaches to these senior figures were invariably polite and deferential, at least initially. In general, the findings show that, although non-contentious or polite options are available for giving criticism, the critics often chose a more confrontational alternative. Based on the range of historically minded research, the picture of polite culture that emerges is composite. I enjoy both the elegant and the clumsy, the simple and the complicated, the polite and the vulgar. We all sound a little more polite in front of our parents than we do in the schoolyard. The signs that are changing, like the spoken words that are dropping out of polite usage, are often terms for various ethnic groups. However, it is important not to map polite society in any mechanical way against the social hierarchy. It sounds like the very polite appellation of an earnest speaker trying not to offend on a topic which they quite possibly find offensive. Whether the "guests" are who they say they are or not, all of them know that they are not expected to be polite. What is meant and perceived as polite in a given context, however, will depend on judgments of appropriateness and markedness. Perhaps manufacturers became progressively frozen out of land-based polite society. He was cordial and polite enough, but when he got into a jam with people, he became nasty. The moods available for selection are: polite (the default mood), informal, humorous and angry moods. See all examples of polite These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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