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单词 etiquette
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etiquette

noun
/ˈetɪkət/, /ˈetɪket/
/ˈetɪkət/, /ˈetɪket/
[uncountable]
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  1. the formal rules of correct or polite behaviour in society, among members of a particular profession or in a particular area of activity
    • advice on etiquette
    • medical/legal/professional etiquette
    • Students need to be aware of cell phone etiquette.
    • We have put together a tweeting etiquette guide.
    Wordfinder
    • action
    • approach
    • attitude
    • behaviour
    • conform
    • eccentric
    • etiquette
    • habit
    • manners
    • morality
    see also netiquette
    Extra Examples
    • Etiquette requires that the bride's father makes a speech.
    • He had breached etiquette by not informing his superiors of his decision.
    • He showed his contempt for social etiquette by not wearing a tie.
    • How good is your email etiquette?
    • I don't know the etiquette required here.
    • She considered it poor etiquette to invite people over and then cancel just the day before.
    • She knew how to address bishops according to the rules of etiquette.
    • She's a real stickler for etiquette, so you'd better ask her advice.
    • What's the correct etiquette when addressing a judge?
    Topics Permission and obligationb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • professional
    • social
    • correct
    verb + etiquette
    • know
    etiquette + verb
    • demand something
    • dictate something
    • require something
    phrases
    • a breach of etiquette
    • matters of etiquette
    • questions of etiquette
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    Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French étiquette ‘list of ceremonial observances of a court’, also ‘label, etiquette’, from Old French estiquette, from estiquier ‘to fix’, from Middle Dutch steken.
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