polite是什么意思_polite怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others;"even if he didn"t like them he should have been civil"

中英词源

polite 有礼貌的

来自拉丁语politus,擦亮的，优雅的，来自拉丁语polire,装饰，使整洁，词源同polish.

polite: polite: [15] Someone who is polite is etymologically ‘polished’ – indeed that is what the word originally meant in English (‘The arch within and without was hiled [covered] with gold polite’, Mirror of man’s salvation 1450). This had passed metaphorically into ‘refined’ by the 16th century, but not until the 17th century did the modern sense ‘having refined manners’ emerge. It was borrowed from polītus, the past participle of Latin polīre ‘polish’ (source of English polish).
=> polish
polite (adj.): late 14c., "polished, burnished" (mid-13c. as a surname), from Latin politus "refined, elegant, accomplished," literally "polished," past participle of polire "to polish, to make smooth" (see polish (v.)). Used literally at first in English; sense of "elegant, cultured" is first recorded c. 1500, that of "behaving courteously" is 1748 (implied in politely). Related: Politeness.

词态变化

比较级 politer;
最高级 politest;
副词 politely;
名词 politeness;

权威造句

1. He"s a man of few words, very polite and unassuming.: 他话不多，很有礼貌，为人谦和。

2. He"s generous and, you know, very nice, very polite.: 他很大方而且，你知道，很友善，很有礼貌。

3. I think English men are very polite and very correct.: 我认为英国人很有礼貌，举止非常得体。

4. Cross cleared his throat and spoke in low, polite tones.: 克罗斯清了清嗓子，开始有礼貌地低声说话。

5. Well-dressed clients were talking in polite undertones as they ate.: 衣着光鲜的顾客们边吃边斯文地低声聊着天。

近反义词

civil

civilized

cordial

courteous

cultured

gentle

相似短语

polite learning 古典教育(以古典语文为基础的教育)

polite nothings 客套话

do the polite 尽量表现得有礼貌,彬彬有礼

the polite thing 文雅的态度, 彬彬有礼的行为

polite letters n.风雅文学

polite society 上流社会

polite formulas 套语

extra polite adj.非常客气的, 非常有礼貌的

polite to a fault 过分有礼貌,过分客气,过奖

say sth polite about 恭维,夸奖

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