genteel
英 [dʒen'tiːl]
美 [dʒɛn'til]
助记提示
1. French gentil was reborrowed into English as genteel, in which again connotations of good breeding figure highly. Attempts at a French accent resulted ultimately in jaunty, which originally meant 'wellbred' or 'elegant'.
2. With French pronunciation and stress preserved to emphasize the distinction with gentle.
双语例句
- 1. Her genteel accent irritated me.
- 她那矫揉造作的腔调使我感到难受。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. It was a place to which genteel families came in search of health and quiet.
- 这是上流社会家庭寻求健康和静谧的场所。
来自辞典例句
- 4. You are genteel enough, you look like a lady.
- 你是够文雅的, 看上去象个大家闺秀.
来自辞典例句
- 5. 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.
来自辞典例句
