| 单词 | gentility |
| 释义 | gentility noun[U] uk/dʒenˈtɪl.ə.ti/us/dʒenˈtɪl.ə.t̬i/thequalityof beinggenteel: 斯文；彬彬有礼anair(=manner)of gentility彬彬有礼的样子 Synonym breeding Manners & levels of formality
Examplesofgentilitygentility These, in turn, are usefully understood as expressing the semantic resonances of ' politeness ', namely, a concern with form, sociability, improvement, worldliness, andgentility. From theCambridge English Corpus Her family was one of those whose claim togentilitywas supported by limited real property combined with the noninheritable profits of office.%! From theCambridge English Corpus Linked to the growth of urbangentilitywas the transformation of these four towns into centres of consumption. From theCambridge English Corpus At times, the dualism is effective, as with the discussion ofgentilityand its links with the consumption of calicoes and silks. From theCambridge English Corpus Her indifference to the question ofgentilityis surprising, particularly when considering many of the vitriolic contemporary opinions about women's work. From theCambridge English Corpus It is true that the complex of values that underlay the new discourse ofgentilitycentered on male behavior, as in the original chivalric ideal. From theCambridge English Corpus The language and tone of instructional books about wax flower modelling highlight thegentilityand respectability of modelling and looking at wax flowers. From theCambridge English Corpus And the role ofgentilitywas therefore going to be central to the fortunes of experimental philosophy. From theCambridge English Corpus In response, a number of promoters refigured their prospects in ways that actually reinforced the terms of a familiargentility. From theCambridge English Corpus Ideal for the majority of academics who equate using the passive style withgentility. From theCambridge English Corpus There was a literary as well as a social context to prompt reiterated definitions of gentlemanliness, namely, the earlier literary discourse ofgentility. From theCambridge English Corpus Truthful testimony was thus seen as a ready concomitant togentility. From theCambridge English Corpus Undoubtedly, as this notion of metropolitangentilityevolved so did other ' provincial ' notions of ' middling ' decency and respectability. From theCambridge English Corpus But honesty was a characteristic that was routinely attributed to them, and that was reckoned part and parcel ofgentilityitself. From theCambridge English Corpus However, this was hardly a positive vindication of his honour, integrity, orgentility. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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