| 单词 | courtly |
| 释义 | courtly (once / 1666 pages) adj The word courtly has nothing to do with a basketball court or court of law. Rather, courtly things relate to royal courts: they're sophisticated and grand. Think about the pomp that surrounds a royal wedding in England, and you'll get a sense of the lavish, expensive, regal nature of courtly things. Nothing courtly is common, cheap, or average. Since kings like the finer things in life, courtly things are similarly extravagant and impressive. WORD FAMILYcourtly: courtlier, courtliest, courtliness+/court: courted, courting, courtly, courts, forecourt/courting: courtings/forecourt: forecourts USAGE EXAMPLESTen years ago the danger for Europe was of courtly decline into irrelevance. Economist(Dec 20, 2016) “The number of jobs will be in the thousands,” predicted Seman, a courtly, retired middle school principal. Los Angeles Times(Dec 13, 2016) I was placed across from Glenn and found him to be cordial and courtly, but somewhat shy. Washington Post(Dec 08, 2016) adj refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court a courtly gentleman Syn formal, stately dignified having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance |
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