courteous是什么意思_courteous的用法_词性_词根

双语例句

The young girl fell in love with the courteous young man at first sight.

年轻的女孩一眼就爱上了这个彬彬有礼的年轻人。
Bree was courteous to everyone.

布里对每个人都彬彬有礼。
I was impressed by the courteous service of the hotel staff.

酒店职员体贴的服务给我留下了深刻的印象。
He was a humble, courteous and gentle man.

他是个谦逊而且彬彬有礼的绅士
He was a kind and courteous man.

他善良且彬彬有礼。
The hotel staff are friendly and courteous.

旅馆服务人员友好而有礼貌。
Being respectful and courteous goes a long way toward building a relationship.

对人恭谨、彬彬有礼是建立关系的重要因素。
The clerks are courteous.

店员们都很谦恭客气。
He's such a courteous gentleman.

它是如此有礼的绅士。

近义词

adj.

civil
polite

反义词

discourteous

同根词

词根 courtly

courtesy adj. 殷勤的；被承认的；出于礼节的 n. 礼貌；好意；恩惠
courtly adj. 尊严而有礼貌的；奉承的；有宫廷气派的，威严的
courteously adv. 有礼貌地；亲切地
courtliness n. 礼让；恳挚；谦恭

单词辨析

礼貌的；客气的

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。

释义

adj.

polite, respectful, or considerate in manner

有礼貌的；谦恭的；殷勤的。

词源

"Middle English （meaning　‘having manners fit for a royal court’）： from Old French corteis, based on Latin cohors　‘yard, retinue' （see COURT）. The change in the ending of the 16th cent. was due to association with words ending in -EOUS."