polite

英 [pə'laɪt] 美[pə'laɪt]

英英释义考试真题实用场景例句

近义词gracious civil respectful refined courteous well-mannered

反义词

adj. 有礼貌的，客气的；文雅的；上流的；优雅的

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中文词源

polite 有礼貌的

来自拉丁语politus,擦亮的，优雅的，来自拉丁语polire,装饰，使整洁，词源同polish.

词态变化

比较级: politer;最高级: politest;副词: politely;名词: politeness;

英文词源

polite: polite: [15] Someone who is polite is etymologically ‘polished’ – indeed that is what the word originally meant in English (‘The arch within and without was hiled [covered] with gold polite’, Mirror of man’s salvation 1450). This had passed metaphorically into ‘refined’ by the 16th century, but not until the 17th century did the modern sense ‘having refined manners’ emerge. It was borrowed from polītus, the past participle of Latin polīre ‘polish’ (source of English polish).
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polite (adj.): late 14c., "polished, burnished" (mid-13c. as a surname), from Latin politus "refined, elegant, accomplished," literally "polished," past participle of polire "to polish, to make smooth" (see polish (v.)). Used literally at first in English; sense of "elegant, cultured" is first recorded c. 1500, that of "behaving courteously" is 1748 (implied in politely). Related: Politeness.

双语例句

1. He's a man of few words, very polite and unassuming.: 他话不多，很有礼貌，为人谦和。

2. He's generous and, you know, very nice, very polite.: 他很大方而且，你知道，很友善，很有礼貌。

3. I think English men are very polite and very correct.: 我认为英国人很有礼貌，举止非常得体。

4. Cross cleared his throat and spoke in low, polite tones.: 克罗斯清了清嗓子，开始有礼貌地低声说话。

5. Well-dressed clients were talking in polite undertones as they ate.: 衣着光鲜的顾客们边吃边斯文地低声聊着天。

英英释意

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"- W.S. Maugham

考试真题

When Alex was finished, he received polite applauses, but hardly the warm response he had hoped for.

If your complaint is immediate, suppose you got the wrong order at a restaurant, make a polite but firm request to see the manager

They are always polite and rational people.

Well, he's certainly a very polite young man.

It is not only polite, it is essential if we want to sell British products overseas.

It is only polite for us to do the same when we visit them.

As you approach people, be polite.

Drivers should be polite to cyclists.

She wanted to be polite to her mother.

We start with small talk, a polite conversation about something like traffic or weather.

” Yet bank shares rose and the changes enhance what one lobby group politely calls “the use of judgment by management.

实用场景例句

Please be polite to our guests.: 请礼貌待客。

We were all too polite to object.: 我们都太客气了，没有反对。

I don't know how to make polite conversation .: 我不晓得怎么说应酬话。

The performance was greeted with polite applause.: 这场演出得到了礼貌性的掌声。

‘Bum ’ is not a word we use in polite company.: “屁股”可不是我们当着文雅人的面说的字眼。

Everyone around him was trying to be polite, 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。

It's not polite 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。

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

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.

It's polite to yield up your seat on the bus to an old lady.: 在公共汽车上给老太太让座是礼貌的.

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,把价钱加在一起.

He is very polite to people.: 他对人很客气.

His manner was coolly polite and impersonal.: 他的态度冷淡客气,公事公办.

The parties to the dispute should be more polite to each other.: 争执双方应相互礼貌些.

The man was polite and his general demeanour had the air of a clergyman.: 那男人彬彬有礼,一举一动都有教士的风度.

He couched his request in very polite terms.: 他以非常礼貌的言词表达了自己的要求.

She is a polite girl.: 她是一个文雅的姑娘.

Her manner was polite but remote.: 她彬彬有礼,却十分冷淡.

Polite but lukewarm reviews are the kiss of death for a commercial film.: 客气而不热情的评论只会葬送一部商业影片.

He pocketed his pride, and said good morning in a polite manner.: 他克制自尊心, 有礼貌地道了一声“早安”.

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

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.

His words were polite, but there were overtones of distrust in his voice.: 他的话虽然很礼貌, 但话中含有不信任的暗示.

Conversation on such an occasion is not expected to soar above polite commonplaces.: 不能指望在这种场合的谈话会超越平常的客套.

Be polite and say " Please " and " Thank you ".: 要有礼貌,说 “ 请 “, “ 谢谢你 “.

It's not polite to stare at a girl in the face.: 盯着姑娘的脸瞧是不礼貌的.

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