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单词 genteel
释义
genteel
adjective
uk
/dʒenˈtiːl/us
/dʒenˈtiːl/
old-fashioned
typicalof a highsocialclass:
上流社会的；上流社会典型的
Themansionhad anatmosphereof genteeleleganceanddecay.这座大宅透出上流社会的高贵典雅，也散发着衰败的气息。
He tookelocutionlessonstotryto make hisaccentsoundmore genteel.为了尽量使自己的口音听起来更像上流社会人士，他修了教授演讲技巧的课程。
being verypolite,gentle, orgraceful:
彬彬有礼的；故作高贵的，假装上等人的
a genteelsouthernlady一位彬彬有礼的南方女士
calmandgentle:
平静和缓的；安静温和的；不粗暴的
Thegameseemedto be a more genteelversionof Americanfootball.这种比赛看起来像美式橄榄球比赛的温和版。
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Manners & levels of formality
Calm and relaxed

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genteelly
(Definition ofgenteelfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

genteel| American Dictionary

genteel
adjective
us
/dʒenˈtil/
politeandcorrectinmanner, ortryingto bepoliteandcorrectinordertoappearto be of a highsocialclass:
When incompany, theyaffectedgenteeltablemanners.
(Definition ofgenteelfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgenteel

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Sectarianism was not, therefore, simply an expression of working-class antagonisms but enjoyed a healthy support in thegenteelsuburbs.
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Indeed, it was because of this sanctification that they could betray codes ofgenteelconduct without reprisal.
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In particular, he casts aspersions on thegenteelpretensions of the upper middle classes, and the old boy network's efforts to monopolize professional careers.
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The clip-clop of horses' hooves today may evoke flowing silk dresses and frock coats, carriages and agenteelway of life that has disappeared.
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He also became critical of the emptiness of thegenteellife he was supposed to emulate.
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The ornamental cottage is to an equivalent degree a reduction in the social equipment which might be expected by agenteelfamily.
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Rather, she sought agenteelmethod of putting food on the table for her family.
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Historians have often been too ready to accept this image of the reluctantgenteelgoverness without question.
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Certainly, a literary distinction betweengenteelmerchants and vulgar manufacturers had popular currency throughout the period.
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As the figure of the highway robber received further elaboration over the course of the early modern period, his links withgenteelstatus were restored.
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He goes on to discuss the various ways he could have handled this same material "in the 'genteel,' 'romantic,' or 'facetious' manners" (60; ch. 6).
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Archaeological dialogues are not alwaysgenteelaffairs.
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Thegenteelurbanity of the residential zone's crescents and squares juxtaposes with a strict geometric grid-plan in the separate industrial zone.
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The temptation to cultural cringe must have been very great for these youthful newcomers, faced with a frighteningly competitivegenteelsociety in which their status required to be defended.
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Much work on regulation is marked by a kind ofgenteelmillenarianism: we always seem to be at the end of some era and the start of another.
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