| 单词 | genteel | 
| 释义 | gen·teel   (jĕn-tēl) adj. 1.  Refined or polite, often in an affected way: "Who better to domesticate him than the most genteel woman in the world? What better to housebreak him than ... a delicate actress with beautiful diction for his wife?" (Philip Roth). See Synonyms at  polite. 2.  Typical or characteristic of the upper class: "His family background was somewhat less genteel than his Brahmin name and Harvard pedigree might suggest" (Scot French). 3.  Elegantly stylish or fashionable: genteel manners and appearance. [French gentil, from Old French; see  GENTLE.] gen·teelly adv. gen·teelness n. | 
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