Genteel
[ dʒɛn'til ]
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adj. 文雅的;有礼貌的;有教养的;上流社会的;
💡 词根助记
gen “出生,种族”#词根助记：gent+eel→出身好的→高雅的;gentle”温柔的”变体
📝 例句
Her genteel accent irritated me.
她那矫揉造作的腔调使我感到难受。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ gent-绅士,eel-鳗鱼:有教养的绅士爱吃鳗鱼
※ gen-拼音“跟”,te-拼音“特”,el-拼音“二流子”:有教养的人跟特务在一起慢慢地会变成二流子
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-gener-表示“出生”
常见变体有-gen-、-gin-、-gn-
📖 牛津释义
enteel
adj
1 (derog 贬) polite or refined in an affected or exaggerated way （做作或过分显示）文雅的, 有礼貌的, 有教养的
She is too genteel for words! 她说话太咬文嚼字了!
2 (dated 旧) of the upper social classes 上流社会的
living in genteel poverty, ie trying to maintain the style of upper-class living, thoughtoo poor to do so 过穷酸的上流社会生活.
🔁 扩展释义
*[dʒen'ti:l]a. 有教养的, 上流的, 优雅的
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or a taxi.
或者坐计程车。
There is a phone booth in the corner.
在转角处有个电话亭。
As quickly as they could, the men ran to th steps and up into the open, many of them with their clothes on fire.
工人们尽快朝楼梯跑去，爬上楼梯跑出舱外，其中好多人衣服已经着火了。