中英互译
genteel
英 /dʒenˈtiːl/美 /dʒenˈtiːl/
基本释义
- adj.有教养的，文雅的；上流社会的
GRE
双语例句
- It was a place to which genteel families came in search of health and quiet.这是一个上流社会家庭寻找健康和宁静的场所。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- Her genteel accent irritated me.她那矫揉造作的腔调使我感到难受。来自《牛津词典》
- The baker was standing behind his counter, disputing the items of a bill with a shabby-genteel young woman.面包店老板站在柜台后面，正跟一个衣衫褴褛的、斯文的年轻女人为一笔账而争论。
网络短语
- shabby-genteel死要面子的
- Linda Genteel琳达·珍蒂
- live in genteel poverty家境困难却摆排场
- genteel l有教养的；装作彬彬有礼的；上流社会的
- A Shabby Genteel Story悲惨华丽的故事
词语扩展
adj.
有教养的，文雅的；上流社会的
词义分布
上流的
40%
文雅的
25%
上流社会的
20%
有教养的
15%
英英释义
- adj.marked by refinement in taste and manners
词源
- genteel来自法语gentil
- genteel假斯文的来自词根gen, 生育，词源同generate. 原指出生高贵的，优雅的，后词义贬义化。
- genteelFrom French gentil (“gentile”), from Latin gentīlis (“of or belonging to the same people or nation”), from gēns (“clan; tribe; people, family”) + adjective suffix -īlis (“-ile”). See also gens, gender, genus, and generation.