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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
  4. I hate having to make polite conversation.
     我很讨厌不得不说些应酬话。
• 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.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• the act of showing regard for others
  Synonym:civility
• a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
  Synonym:niceness

双语例句

• That's why politeness is very important.
  这也说明了讲究礼貌的重要性。
• He is the pink of politeness.
  他是礼貌待人的典范。
• 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。
• 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 invited, and I had agreed to go, more out of politeness than desire.
  我也被邀请了，我也同意了，更多是出于礼貌而非自愿。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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
• Because of his politeness, his strange accent was acceptable.
  因为他的礼貌，他那奇怪的口音也就是可接受的了。
• What you need is initiative and politeness.
  你缺的只是主动和礼貌。