suave
英 [swɑːv]
美[swɑv]
- adj. 柔和的，温和的；文雅的，娴雅的
词态变化
比较级: suaver;最高级: suavest;副词: suavely;
中文词源
suave 甜的，圆滑的，练达的
来自拉丁语 suavis,甜美的，令人愉悦的，来自 PIE*swad,甜的，词源同 sweet,assuage.引申比 喻义圆滑的，练达的。
英英释意
- 1. having a sophisticated charm;
- "a debonair gentleman"
- 2. smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication;
- "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"
- "the hostess averted a confrontation between two guests with a diplomatic change of subject"
- "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"
- "affable, suave, moderate men...smugly convinced of their respectability" - Ezra Pound
英文词源
- suave
- suave: see persuade
- suave (adj.)
- early 15c., "gracious, kindly, pleasant, delightful," from Latin suavis "agreeable, sweet, pleasant (to the senses), delightful," from PIE root *swad- "sweet, pleasant" (see sweet (adj.)). In reference to persons, sense of "smoothly agreeable" first recorded 1815 (implied in suavity). Related: Suavely.
实用场景例句
- He is a suave, cool and cultured man.
- 他是个世故、冷静、有教养的人。
柯林斯例句
- In conversation, he was suave and urbane.
- 谈话时，他温和有礼。
辞典例句
- Where Root had been suave, knox was often offensive.
- 鲁特表现得温和文雅, 诺克斯则往往唐突冒失.
辞典例句
- His manner was aristocratic , his movements dapper and suave.
- 他气宇轩昂, 温文尔雅,举止潇洒.
辞典例句
- He was a spry, suave, and very precise general.
- 他是一位生气勃勃, 温文尔雅, 一丝不苟的将军.
辞典例句
- Does she count on suave bullying to keep the visitors in line?
- 他指望靠温和的威吓来使客人们循规蹈矩 吗 ?
辞典例句
- The voice on the radio was suave and noncommittal.
- 收音机里的声音温和而平静.
辞典例句
- He was suave and ingratiating.
- 他举止文雅,善于奉迎.
辞典例句
- Cowperwood was so suave, so commercial.
- 柯帕乌是那么文雅, 那么商业气.
辞典例句
- She was still the victim of his keen eyes, his suave manners, his fine clothes.
- 他的敏锐的目光, 温文尔雅的举止和考究精美的衣服仍然让她昏头.
英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- There was a suave, almost teasing note in his voice and she took heart.
- 他转成用一种温和的 、 甚至是挑逗人的语调,这使她又有了勇气.
飘（部分）
- Fahmy was at once transparent and subtle , convivial and abrasive, suave and prickly.
- 法赫米这个人既开朗又阴沉,善于交际而又喜欢磨人, 说话和蔼而又带刺.
辞典例句
- You make me queasy at the stomach with your suave, false little eyes.
- 你那双温柔的, 虚情假意的小眼睛使我倒尽了胃口.
辞典例句
- The secretary's beautiful figure and suave manners made the office bright.
- 秘书美丽的身材及文雅的态度,使得办公室为之一亮.
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- TYPICAL USE : The secretary's beautiful figure and suave manners made the office bright.
- 秘书美丽的身材及 文稚 的态度,使得办公室为之一亮.
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