gentility
英 [d?en't?l?t?]
美[d??n't?l?ti]
- n. 有教養，文雅；上流階層
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1. gent- + -le.
2. literally "of the same family or clan".
3. => well-born, high-born, noble, of good family.
4. gentle => gentil- + -ity.
2. literally "of the same family or clan".
3. => well-born, high-born, noble, of good family.
4. gentle => gentil- + -ity.
中文詞源
gentility 文雅，彬彬有禮
來自詞根gen, 生育，詞源同generate. 指出生高貴的，優雅的。
英文詞源
- gentility (n.)
- mid-14c., "nobility of birth, gentle birth," from Old French gentilité (14c.), from Latin gentilitatem (nominative gentilitas) "relationship in the same family or clan," from gentilis "of the same family or clan" (see gentle; also compare gentry). From 1640s as "social superiority." Meaning "state of being gentile" is rare.
雙語例句
- 1. He took her hand with discreet gentility.
- 他溫文爾雅地牽著她的手。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. He surrounds himself with all the trappings of gentility — dogs, horses, and fine paintings.
- 他身邊滿是象征高貴身份的東西——狗，馬以及精美的畫。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The hotel has an air of faded gentility.
- 這家賓館有一種沒落的貴族氛圍。
來自辭典例句
- 4. Yankees haven't sense enough to know that you haven't any gentility.
- 他們呆頭呆腦的,沒意識到你這個人根本是沒有什么教養的.
來自飄（部分）
- 5. He thinks fine clothes are a mark of gentility.
- 他認為衣著講究是身分高貴的標志.
來自辭典例句