词汇 | comity |
释义 | comity noun[ U ] mainly USformaluk /ˈkɒm.ɪ.ti/ us /ˈkɑː.mə.t̬i//ˈkoʊ.mə.t̬i/ polite or friendly behaviour that shows respect, especially in public life : The sort of cross-party comity that characterized past administrations is entirely absent today. The comity seen at yesterday's meeting may not last long. There's some real comity, because people have made a real effort. The doctrine is designed to promote comity between state and federal courts. Many people believed him when he promised a new era of bipartisan comity. Polite and respectful candy coat candy-coated chivalric chivalrous chivalrously couth deferential deferentially euphemism for someone/something euphemistic hyper-civilized keep a civil tongue in your headidiom manner minced oath mind/watch your mannersidiom tactful tactfully ultra-civilized ultra-refined urbane See alsocomity of nations |
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