| 单词 | pleasantry |
| 释义 | pleasantry noun[Cusually plural] formaluk/ˈplez.ən.tri/us/ˈplez.ən.tri/apoliteand oftenslightlyhumorousremark, usually made tohelpotherpeoplefeelrelaxed: 客套话；打趣的话Afterexchangingpleasantries, thedelegationrevealedthepurposeoftheirvisit.彼此寒暄一番之后，代表团说出了他们访问的目的。 Informal talking & conversation
pleasantry| American Dictionarypleasantry noun[Cusually pl] us/ˈplez·ən·tri/apoliteremark, usually made bypeoplewhen they firstmeetto show they arefriendly: Theofficialsshookhandsandexchangedpleasantries about theweatherbefore getting down tobusiness. Examplesofpleasantrypleasantry Why then, might a man of the cloth devote his time and his intellect so consistently to the production of games and pleasantries? From theCambridge English Corpus With the workers there were no pleasantries, and yelling was his standard mode of speech. From theCambridge English Corpus There were few pleasantries in the years following, however, as each national expedition competed with the other in order to claim the continent. From theCambridge English Corpus I look forward to that fraternal occasion, so perhaps we may reserve the further exchange of pleasantries until then. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There were no party scores in it, apart from a few little pleasantries which always enliven his speeches. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Or is he waiting to see how long he can sit on the fence, withpleasantryin place of policy? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This is not the time for those pleasantries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us get the pleasantries out of the way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 At any rate, we enjoyed his amiable pleasantries and his underlying seriousness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This is not a time for cliche-ridden pleasantries about their contribution. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 After pleasantries have been exchanged about names, the weather and where people live, the conversation usually turns to asking people what work they do. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Apart from the interchange of pleasantries in this debate, we have had running through it the undertone of a long-term policy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are certainly the end of the social pleasantries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, with the pleasantries over, let us go to battle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is of course at least apleasantry, but it commands some very powerful recognition of a golden thread that runs through all those religions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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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