politeness
英 [pə'laɪtnəs]
美
n. 殷勤
复数:politenesses
COCA.16740
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 有礼貌的;客气的;文雅的
Someone who ispolitehas good manners and behaves in a way that is socially correct and not rude to other people.- 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。 - Gately, a quiet and very polite young man, made a favourable impression...
盖特利是一个言语不多、执礼甚恭的年轻人,他给人留下了很好的印象。 - I hate having to make polite conversation.
我很讨厌不得不说些应酬话。
- Everyone around him was trying to be polite, but you could tell they were all bored...
- ADJ 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 societyorpolite company.- 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。
- Certain words are vulgar and not acceptable in polite society.
英英释义
noun
- the act of showing regard for others
- a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
双语例句
- The difference between western and Chinese culture leads to the different realization on politeness.
中西方文化的不同导致了人们对于礼貌认识的不同。 - Hotel service language has its own characteristics which have many reflect the request of politeness principle.
宾馆酒店服务语言有着自身的特点,这些特点有很多体现了礼貌原则的要求。 - What is politeness? This sounds like a simple question.
什么是礼貌?这似乎是一个简单的问题。 - The paper contrasts euphemisms of both English and Chinese from the perspective of communication functions including avoidance of taboos, prettification or disguise, and politeness.
本文试从交际功能角度,即避讳、美化和礼貌三个不同方面将英汉委婉语做了对比。 - In English politeness markers are more prevalent in speech than in Chinese.
英语讲话中的礼貌用语似乎比中文使用得更普遍。 - Dilute the benefits of their own embodied the principles of decent politeness norms.
淡化自己的好处,体现了礼貌原则中的得体准则。 - Different types of address forms emphasize different kinds of politeness.
使用不同的称呼语体现了两种不同的礼貌。 - I was slightly afraid of their chilly distant politeness.
他们那种冷冰冰的、敬而远之的客套让我有点憷头。 - That's why politeness is very important.
这也说明了讲究礼貌的重要性。 - Analysis of Conversational Implicature in Pride and Prejudice from the Perspectives of the Cooperative Principle and the Politeness Theory
用合作原则和礼貌理论分析《傲慢与偏见》中的会话含义