a citizen dressed in Sunday clothes; (in later use more generally) one engaging in the customary religious or leisure activities of a Sunday.
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释义 | the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > good manners or polite behaviour > person or persons (4) Sunday citizen1598 a citizen dressed in Sunday clothes; (in later use more generally) one engaging in the customary religious or leisure activities of a Sunday. well-mannered1757 With the and plural agreement. Well-mannered people as a class. goody-two-shoes1843 A person who is always perfectly well-behaved (in later use frequently with the implication of a degree of smugness, or disapproval of the… couth1963 Used as a deliberate antonym of uncouth, adj. 6: cultured, well-mannered, etc. Also absol. |
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