polite
英 [pə'laɪt]
美[pə'laɪt]
- adj. 有礼貌的，客气的；文雅的；上流的；优雅的
词态变化
比较级: politer;最高级: politest;副词: politely;名词: politeness;
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.
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
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).
=> polish - 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.
同义词辨析
polite, civil, courteous
这些形容词均含"礼貌的，客气的"之意。
polite： 普通常用词，指言论举止无论何时均严谨有礼，很有教养。
civil语气弱于polite，着重只达到社交的一般要求，避免粗鲁。
courteous： 指言谈举止典雅，谦恭有礼，更侧重考虑他人的感情与尊严。
考试真题
- When Alex was finished, he received polite applauses, but hardly the warm response he had hoped for.
出自-2010年6月听力原文
- If your complaint is immediate, suppose you got the wrong order at a restaurant, make a polite but firm request to see the manager
出自-2010年6月听力原文
- They are always polite and rational people.
2017年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section B
- Well, he's certainly a very polite young man.
出自-2013年12月听力原文
- It is not only polite, it is essential if we want to sell British products overseas.
2018年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C
- It is only polite for us to do the same when we visit them.
2018年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C
- As you approach people, be polite.
2017年高考英语浙江卷（6月） 阅读理解 七选五 原文
- Drivers should be polite to cyclists.
2015年高考英语湖南卷 阅读理解 阅读A 选项
- She wanted to be polite to her mother.
2016年高考英语浙江卷（6月） 阅读理解 阅读D 选项
- We start with small talk, a polite conversation about something like traffic or weather.
2015年高考英语安徽卷 任务型读写 原文
- ” Yet bank shares rose and the changes enhance what one lobby group politely calls “the use of judgment by management.
出自-2010年考研阅读原文
实用场景例句
- Please be polite to our guests.
- 请礼貌待客。
牛津词典
- We were all too polite to object.
- 我们都太客气了，没有反对。
牛津词典
- I don't know how to make polite conversation .
- 我不晓得怎么说应酬话。
牛津词典
- The performance was greeted with polite applause.
- 这场演出得到了礼貌性的掌声。
牛津词典
- ‘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。
牛津词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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.
《简明英汉词典》
- 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.
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- 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.
《简明英汉词典》
- He is very polite to people.
- 他对人很客气.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- His manner was coolly polite and impersonal.
- 他的态度冷淡客气,公事公办.
《简明英汉词典》
- The parties to the dispute should be more polite to each other.
- 争执双方应相互礼貌些.
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- 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.
《简明英汉词典》
- 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.
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- She is a polite girl.
- 她是一个文雅的姑娘.
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- Her manner was polite but remote.
- 她彬彬有礼,却十分冷淡.
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- 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.
《简明英汉词典》
- 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”.
《简明英汉词典》
- It is polite that she accepts his invitation.
- 她接受他的邀请,这显得她很有礼貌.
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- 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.
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- 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.
《简明英汉词典》
- 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.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Be polite and say " Please " and " Thank you ".
- 要有礼貌,说 “ 请 “, “ 谢谢你 “.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 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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