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单词 urbanity
释义
urbaneur‧bane /ɜːˈbeɪn $ ɜːr-/ adjective Word Origin
WORD ORIGINurbane
Origin:
1500-1600 Latin urbanus; URBAN
Examples
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  • And yet Penzias makes a good case for the new golden age, and his urbane discourse is both enlivening and instructive.
  • By day, this urbane, well-educated man mastered complex problems in a high-tech consulting firm.
  • Hyde, House Judiciary Committee chairman, is an urbane conservative respected by members of both parties.
  • Robert the next day seemed urbane, sure of himself, even, she thought, pleased with himself.
  • She had barely recognized their cool, urbane general manager in the seedy, vengeful man who had made such wild accusations.
  • The sketches paired macho athletes with their more urbane, suave counterparts.
  • With its vintage cable cars and cosmopolitan restaurants, the city is brimming with urbane sophistication.
behaving in a relaxed and confident way in social situations:  Neil was urbane, witty, direct, and honest.urbanely adverburbanity /ɜːˈbænəti $ ɜːr-/ noun [uncountable]
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