polite经典引文

1. 有礼貌的，彬彬有礼的
2. 斯文的，文雅的，儒雅的
3. 客气的，客套的
4. 有教养的，懂规矩的
5. 殷勤的
6. 应酬的，礼节性的
7. 上流社会的
8. 恳切的
9. 推敲过的
10. 精练的
11. 优美的
12. 拘谨

1. 举止儒雅

1. showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
2. marked by refinement in taste and manners;

   "cultivated speech"
   "cultured Bostonians"
   "cultured tastes"
   "a genteel old lady"
   "polite society"
   

3. not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others;

   "even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"
   

1.有礼貌的；客气的；文雅的
Someone who ispolite has good manners and behaves in a way that is socially correct and not rude to other people.

e.g. Everyone around him was trying to bepolite, but you could tell they were all bored...
他周围的每一个人都极力表现出彬彬有礼的样子，但能够看出他们都感到厌烦。
e.g. It's notpolite to point or talk about strangers in public...
在公共场合对陌生人指指点点或议论纷纷都不礼貌。

2.上流的；高雅的
You can refer to people who consider themselves to be socially superior and to set standards of behaviour for everyone else aspolite society orpolite company .

e.g. Certain words are vulgar and not acceptable inpolite society.
有些字眼较粗俗，不为上流社会所接受。

1. She is a polite girl.
   她是一个文雅的姑娘。
2. A polite young lady came round checking off the guests one by one.
   一位有礼貌的年轻女士走过来把已到的客人在名单上一一勾掉。
3. At the exits polite assistants will take the goods and add up the cost.
   在出口处,客气的服务员把你的商品接过去,帮你结账。
4. I like to deal with a polite clerk.
   我喜欢找有礼貌的店员买东西。

1. She grew to know to be polite.
   她慢慢地懂得讲礼貌了。
2. Even though you dislike us, still and all you should be polite.
   尽管你不喜欢我们,但你仍然应该有礼貌。
3. He was quite polite, of course, but somehow I didn't like his manner.
   当然,他的确还是彬彬有礼的,但我就是有些不喜欢他的举止。
4. You are too polite.
   你太客气了。
5. John did not even bother to be polite.
   约翰甚至连礼貌也不讲了。

1. He's always so polite to people.
   他对人总是那么彬彬有礼。
2. Bob was polite even to his opponents.
   鲍勃甚至对他的对手也很客气。

1. It is not polite to interrupt a speaker.
   打断人的说话是不礼貌的。
2. It wasn't very polite of you to serve yourself without asking.
   你也不问一声就自己吃起来是不礼貌的。

1. It is polite that she accepts his invitation.
   她接受他的邀请,这显得她很有礼貌。

• French, the polite language of her class.

  出自：V. S. Pritchett

• Ostracised from polite society because she was living with a married man.

  出自：J. Uglow

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的politus，意为优雅的。