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polite society/company
phrase old-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。
Their church shocked polite society by allowing a man to take more than one wife.
This event reminds us that racial tension often lurks just below the surface of polite society.
He does have a nickname, but not one that can be repeated in polite company.
That husband of hers is not fit for polite company.
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