gentility

英 [dʒenˈtɪləti]

美 [dʒenˈtɪləti]

n.  文雅; 彬彬有礼; 高贵的身份; 幽静古朴

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BNC.23320 / COCA.27599

牛津词典

noun

• 文雅；彬彬有礼；高贵的身份
  very good manners and behaviour; the fact of belonging to a high social class
  1. He took her hand with discreet gentility.
     他温文尔雅地牵着她的手。
  2. She thinks expensive clothes are a mark of gentility.
     她认为昂贵的服装是身份高贵的标志。
• 幽静古朴
  the fact of being quiet and old-fashioned
  1. the faded gentility of the town
     已失去古朴风貌的城镇

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 高贵的出身（或外表）
  Gentilityis the fact or appearance of belonging to a high social class.
  1. He surrounds himself with all the trappings of gentility — dogs, horses, and fine paintings...
     他身边满是象征高贵身份的东西——狗，马以及精美的画。
  2. The hotel has an air of faded gentility.
     这家宾馆有一种没落的贵族氛围。

英英释义

noun

• elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
  Synonym:breedinggenteelness

双语例句

• It made Lydia wonder whether gentility might be a product of genetic engineering.
  它使利迪娅考虑文雅是不是遗传工程的成果。
• Unless you washed your hands, you had no claim to gentility.
  不洗手，就没有资格要求别人认为你有教养。
• Pink roses: elegance, gracefulness, refinement, gentility, style and poetic romance but being combined with fun and light-heartedness.
  粉红玫瑰：高雅、优美、精致、文雅、时尚和诗情，但同时又有玩笑和轻浮的意味。
• Fashion be gentility running away from vulgarity, and afraid of be overtake.
  时髦，是逃亡自庸俗而又惟恐被？上的假斯文。
• Gentility is nothing but ancient riches.
  高贵的身分只是依凭上代的财产。
• The development of folk customs in Ryukyu, as far as material and spiritual customs are concerned, were manifested the evolved route of from rough to gentility as well as from simple to complicated. In addition, it was embraced of the impact of foreign customs.
  琉球民间习俗的形成，无论物质民俗，抑或精神民俗，都遵循着由粗朴到文雅，由简单到繁琐的发展规律，并且在这个发展过程中，不断受到外来习俗文化的影响和冲击。
• You do not like fussiness around you or in your perfumes, you want a perfume that shows what you stand for-independence, simplicity and gentility.
  你不喜欢过于复杂的香水，而体现独立、简单和优雅气质的香水通常是你的首选。
• The hotel has an air of faded gentility.
  这家宾馆有一种没落的贵族氛围。
• Again, a kind of gentility and knight's spirit chivalry had come into being in the restraint of the church and social environment.
  再以后，在教会和社会环境的约束下，一种绅士风度和骑士精神形成。
• I am going to hunt words that have not lost their sting, and it may be I shall have to go back to gentility to find them.
  我要找出那些仍然尖酸刻薄的词语，也许我还得像从前那样温文尔雅才能找到。