genteel的意思和读音

genteel

: [dʒenˈtil] : [dʒenˈtiːl]

adj.

adj.vulgar,modest

adj.refined,proper,polite,courteous,discreet

genteeladj.

1.quiet and polite, often in an exaggerated way; from, or pretending to be from, a high social class

a genteel manner

Her genteel accent irritated me.使

He lived in genteel poverty(= trying to keep the style of a high social class, but with little money) .

2.quiet and old-fashioned and perhaps slightly boring

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adj.1.typical of polite well-educated people belonging to a high social class who have strict moral standards and are easily shocked by anything rude; lived in by rich polite people and not very lively, exciting, or modern2.trying to appear as if you are genteel

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1.Four thousand a year is a pretty estate, and he seems a very genteel, steady young man, so I hope Miss Julia will be very happy.

2.Tess could whistle like most other country girls, though the accomplishment was one which she did not care to profess in genteel company.

3.TAKING your hat off at the door may seem like a throwback to a more genteel age.仿

4.Jane's genteel nature allowed her to be comfortable in posh environments.(使。)

5.Her father, Harold Beauchamp, was a banker and her mother, Annie Burnell Dyer, was of genteel origins.Burnell

6.He was only a soft -hearted grateful fellow , and had nothing genteel or polite about him .

7.It was strangely easy to converse with this genteel hunter.

8.Some researchers claim that it was common at this time for genteel women to pluck them off, since they were considered to be unsightly .

9.A shabbily-genteel individual, with a red nose and an old high hat, was sipping a quiet glass of ale alone at one end of the bar./ target=_blank class=infotextkey>

10.Mr. Micawber, not a Bit changed, came into the room with a genteel and youthful air.