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单词 politely
释义
politely
adverb
uk
/pəˈlaɪt.li/us
/pəˈlaɪt.li/
B1
in apoliteway:
有礼貌地
He told them politely toleavehim inpeace.他礼貌地请他们让他一个人静静地呆着。
withoutenthusiasm:
出于礼貌地
Theaudienceclappedpolitely.观众们礼节性地鼓了鼓掌。
More examples
  • Thewaitersmiledpolitely as hehandedme mybill/handedmybillto me.
  • "Where are we going?" heinquiredpolitely.
  • Very politely the littleboyaskedif he might have anotherpieceofcake.
  • Hesensedthat hisguestswerebored,althoughthey werelisteningpolitely.
  • Hesmiledpolitely as Maryapologizedfor herdrunkenfriends.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Polite and respectful
  • candy coat
  • candy-coated
  • chivalrous
  • chivalrously
  • chivalry
  • courtly
  • couth
  • deferential
  • deferentially
  • euphemistic
  • graciously
  • graciousness
  • keep a civil tongue inyourheadidiom
  • manner
  • mind/watch your mannersidiom
  • super-polite
  • tactful
  • tactfully
  • ultra-civilized
  • ultra-refined
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Lacking interest and enthusiasm
(Definition ofpolitelyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpolitely

politely
They just looked at him andpolitelyasked how he was doing.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They gave her their hearty thanks andpolitelyinvited her to go home.
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Of course, they were sensible people andpolitelydeclined.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Professional performers arepolitelyunimpressed: the implicit attitude there is, this is news?
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The central one was not, though the resubmittal letterpolitelybut firmly insisted that it was.
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Instead, it adopted a new policy of offering necessary supplies and asking foreignerspolitelyto leave.
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The ambassadorpolitelydeclined the offer.
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Whilst the commentaries do include a few accolades boarding on the sycophantic, the commentators do not shy away from taking issue (verypolitely) with points made in the chapter.
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On speakingpolitelyin a second language.
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Distant relatives are not required to underwrite funeral expenses, though a wealthy elder who did so would be thanked after the gift had beenpolitelyrefused in sath.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I havepolitelyto say that she has mucked them both up.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We respondpolitelythat it is interesting and that something should be added to it; then everyone puts it away in a drawer.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I think that is going too far, to put itpolitely.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I am telling you this verypolitelyas an ecologist.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
People no longer see the point of the meetings, at which police listenpolitelyand all local concerns are voiced, but after which nothing happens.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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