genteel

[dʒen'ti:l]

adj.文雅的, 有教养的

例句与用法：

Genteel manners and appearance.

优美的举止和漂亮的外表

Although she was poor, she was living in genteel poverty.

尽管她贫穷，但她总想装出上流社会阶层的样子。

She is too genteel for words.

她说话太咬文嚼字了。

词形变化：

副词: genteelly | 名词: genteelness |

详细释义：

a.

1. 彬彬有礼的; 有教养的

He came from a genteel family.

他出身于有教养的家庭。

2. 冒充上流的; 附庸风雅的

He lived in genteel poverty.

他虽穷却爱摆排场。