urbane

英 [ɜːˈbeɪn]

美 [ɜːrˈbeɪn]

adj.  温文儒雅的; 练达的; 从容不迫的

TOEFL

BNC.19806 / COCA.21204

牛津词典

adj.

• 温文儒雅的；练达的；从容不迫的
  good at knowing what to say and how to behave in social situations; appearing relaxed and confident

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 有礼貌的；温文尔雅的
  Someone who isurbaneis polite and appears comfortable in social situations.
  1. She describes him as urbane and charming...
     她说他文雅而迷人。
  2. In conversation, he was suave and urbane.
     谈话时，他温和有礼。

英英释义

adj

• showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience
  1. his polished manner
  2. maintained an urbane tone in his letters
  Synonym:polishedrefinedsvelte

双语例句

• Urbane, well traveled, owners of homes and cars, employers of underlings and nannies, they are living the urban dream of China's post Cultural Revolution generation.
  他们彬彬有礼，经常出外旅游并拥有了房子和汽车，成为了拥有不少下属和奶妈的雇主。
• In conversation, he was suave and urbane.
  谈话时，他温和有礼。
• His polished manner; maintained an urbane tone in his letters.
  优雅的举止；他信中保持文雅的语调。
• Nobody knows if the urbane Mr Jaitley, who leads the party in Parliament's upper house, or the pugnacious Sushma Swaraj, in the lower house, is really in charge.
  没人知道彬彬有礼的上院领袖杰特雷和敢作敢为的下院首领斯瓦拉杰到底谁才是真正的领导人。
• Urbane young Shanghaiers seem to baulk at the thought of breaking a sweat-not just due to a strange revulsion for discomfort, but because they tend to view it as a wholly alien concept.
  彬彬有礼的上海年轻人似乎对流汗非常抵触&并不仅仅出于厌恶（锻炼所带来的）身体不适，而是他们通常认为这完全是一种格格不入的观念。
• He felt deeply drawn to him, and not solely because he was intrigued by the contrast between O'Brien's urbane manner and his prize-fighter's physique.
  他非常留意奥勃良，还不全因为奥勃良温文尔雅的举止和拳击手般的体格造成的鲜明反差叫他好奇。
• You find him quite bland and urbane toward the people who would not listen to him.
  他对于不听从训导的人总是和颜悦色、彬彬有礼。
• He was urbane, courtly and honorable.
  他文质彬彬、谦恭有礼、正直体面。
• The most prominent advocate is the central bank, led by Zhou Xiaochuan, its urbane governor.
  在这方面，最突出的倡导者是温文尔雅的周小川行长领导的中国央行。
• Even as it has come to epitomize a certain kind of urbane civilian cool, green field jackets have given way to camouflage prints in the U.S. Army, and the top brass decided to retire the green service uniform as well.
  尽管它已成为某种城市平民时尚的酷风尚，但是军绿野战服已让位给美国军队的迷彩印花，军队高层也已决定淘汰绿色军服。