polite
[pə'laɪt] adjective
ESSENTIAL
■behaving in a way that is socially correct and shows understanding of and care for other people's feelings 有礼貌的•I'm afraid I wasn't very polite to her.恐怕那时我对她有点不礼貌。 •She sent me a polite letter thanking me for my invitation.她给我写了一封客气的信，感谢我的邀请。 •He was too polite to point out my mistake.他太客气，没有指出我的错误。 ADVANCED
■socially correct rather than friendly 斯文的，文雅的•polite conversation温文尔雅的谈话 polite society/company old-fashioned or humorous
■people who have been taught how to behave in a socially correct way 上流社会／上流阶层•Sex never used to be discussed in polite society.过去在上流社会从来不谈有关性的问题。 |