genteel

[US]/dʒenˈtiːl/
[UK]/dʒenˈtiːl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj.上流社會的;有教養的,文雅的

Example Sentences

genteel manners and appearance.

優美的舉止和漂亮的外表

dispelling the myth that croquet is a genteel Sunday afternoon pastime.

消除認爲槌球是一種上流社會星期日午後消遣的錯誤看法。

She always talks in such a genteel voice when she’s on the phone.

她打電話時, 說話總是擺出一副上流架子。

Real-world Examples

She was a good example of a genteel woman, Lydia thought.

利迪婭想,她是有教養的女性中的一個範例。

Source: Hu Min reads stories to remember TOEFL vocabulary.

Despite all the genteel charm, Bernini was known to have a low boiling point.

儘管貝尼尼表面上是溫文爾雅,但是大家都知道他是個容忍度很低的人。

Source: The Power of Art - Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini

These are genteel people. Tony Lip might be a little...worldly for them.

這些都是上流人士,託尼·利普可能有點...太庸俗了。

Source: "Green Book" Original Soundtrack

There was a genteel tap of the knocker and the musical voice asked again.

只聽門環輕輕響了一下,那個音樂般的聲音又問道。

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

She belongs in the pantheon of the greatest Americans, not among genteel letter-writers sleeping warmly in their beds.

她屬於美國偉人之流,而不能和那些白天矯揉造作寫信、晚上暖暖和和睡覺的人士混爲一談。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

A short walk from the museum, discover an area that’s a little less genteel-British, and a little more quirky-Canadian.

在博物館不遠處,有個地方少了英國紳士味,卻多了加拿大的古怪趣味。

Source: Cloud Travel Handbook

" I don't know." It was strangely easy to converse with this genteel hunter. " I left him a letter."

“我不知道。”與這個優雅的捕獵者交談輕鬆得有些奇怪。“我給他留了一封信。”

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

O, yes, " a's a civil genteel nobleman enough" .

。 哦,是的,“a是一個有禮貌的紳士貴族” 。

Source: The Romantic Adventure of the Milkmaid

Dinner, served in this genteel elegance, caps a beautiful day.

晚餐以這種優雅的方式供應, 爲美好的一天畫上句號。

Source: Uncle Rich takes you on a trip to Europe.

That seems like such a holdover from a genteel time -- Yeah.

這似乎是上流社會時代的遺留物——是的。

Source: Sway

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