politesse

n. 彬彬有礼, 优雅, 斯文

发音

UK /pɒlɪˈtɛs/
US /pɑləˈtɛs/

词形变化

politesses 复数 politesses

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Civility, politeness, courtesy or gallantry; genteel politeness or an instance of this.

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

chivalry gallantry

上位词 2

courtesy good manners

词源

From French politesse, from Italian politezza, from polito, past participle of pulire (“to clean”), from Latin polire, present active infinite form of poliō (“to polish”).

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