genteel
音标发音
- 英式音标 [dʒenˈtiːl]
- 美式音标 [dʒenˈtiːl]
- 国际音标 [dʒen'ti:l]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj. 有教养的，文雅的；上流社会的
同根派生
- adv性质的同根词
- genteelly：文雅地，有教养地。
- n性质的同根词
- gentility：有教养，文雅；上流阶层。
英汉例句
- Her genteel accent irritated me.
她那矫揉造作的腔调使我感到难受。 - She always talks in such a genteel voice when she's on the phone.
她打电话时,说话总是摆出一副上流架子. - You are genteel enough, you look like a lady.
你是够文雅的, 看上去象个大家闺秀. - Her genteel accent irritated me.
她那矫揉造作的腔调使我感到难受。 - She always talks in such a genteel voice when she's on the phone.
她打电话时,说话总是摆出一副上流架子.
词组短语
- genteel loutish 有教养的
- genteel poverty 家境贫寒却虚摆场面
- Linda Genteel 琳达·珍蒂
- shabby genteel 穷摆架子的
- Affectedly genteel 做作的;卖弄的
短语
英英字典
- typical of a high social class
- A genteel person is respectable and well-mannered, and comes or seems to come from a high social class.
- A genteel place or area is quiet and traditional, but may also be old-fashioned and dull.
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专业释义
- 有教养的