| 单词 | courteous |
| 释义 | courteous (once / 458 pages) adj If you are courteous, your good manners show friendliness and concern for others, like your courteous habit of holding the door for people entering a building with you. The adjective courteous comes from the Old French word curteis, which means “having courtly bearing or manners.” Courtly described the court — nobles who hung around the castle, the entourage of kings and queens. Their refined manners, not to mention their wealth and power, set them apart from the masses. So courteous behavior is a reminder of the value of good manners. WORD FAMILYcourteous: courteously, discourteous+/discourteous: discourteously USAGE EXAMPLESChristopher played the camp chaplain, a courteous and compassionate presence who counselled medical staff and patients amid the chaos of the war. BBC(Jan 01, 2017) Also, rave to the shoppers who were courteous and patient as we maneuvered through the aisles. Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) She thanked her “fabulous” audience: “You are kind, you are thoughtful, you are courteous,” she said. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) 1adj characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners "if a man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is a citizen of the world"-Francis Bacon Syn|Ant chivalrous, gallant, knightly being attentive to women like an ideal knight respectfulfull of or exhibiting respect discourteous showing no courtesy; rude abruptsurprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner brusk, brusque, curt, shortmarked by rude or peremptory shortness caddish, unchivalrous, ungallantoffensively discourteous unceremoniouswithout due formalities disrespectfulexhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous 2adj exhibiting courtesy and politeness Syn gracious, nice polite showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc. |
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