词性及解释
词形变化
副词: genteelly
名词: genteelness
常用词组
习惯用语
例句
1.
A man,indeed,is not genteel when he gets drunk;but most vices may BE committed very genteelly(James Boswell.
一个人,当他喝醉时实在不可能高雅;但大多数罪恶却可能是彬彬有礼地犯下的(詹姆斯·鲍斯弗尔)
2.
I defy any one to say that our Becky, who has certainly some vices, has not been presented to the public in a perfectly genteel and inoffensive manner
我们的蓓基当然有许多品行不端的地方,可是她跟大家见面的时候,总是十分文雅得体的,在这一点上,谁也不能说我不对。
3.
Mr. Micawber, not a Bit changed, came into the room with a genteel and youthful air
米考伯先生跟先前完全一样,优游文雅、宛如青年,进了屋里。
4.
There are not as many genteel young men in Devonshire as sussex
与苏塞克斯相比,德文郡有教养的年轻人不多。
5.
She is too genteel FOR words!
她说话太咬文嚼字了!
6.
The daughter has acquired a Gay air of being very much at home in society; the bravado of genteel poverty
女儿则作出特别活泼的样子,像很善于应酬似的,这是破落户所特有的一种虚架子。
7.
He was only a soft-hearted grateful fellow, and HAD nothing genteel or polite about him
他只是一个心肠软、知道感恩图报的人,并不懂得什么派头和礼貌。
8.
I have known many couples, who have entIrely dIslIked each other, lead very comfortable genteel lIves
我认识许多对夫妻,彼此根本不喜欢,生活仍然非常舒适温存。
9.
It had a genteel appearance, and a well-dressed gentlemanly man sat on the seat, with a colored servant driving
那辆马车看上去很有气派,上面坐着一位衣冠楚楚,绅士模样的人,赶车的是个黑奴。
10.
In many private schools teachers were recruited from the genteel poor and their qualIFications,IF any,were of the lowest.
在很多私立学校里,教师都是从那些“有教养”的贫民中招募来的。他们即使有学历,那也是最低的。
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