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单词 debonair
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
deb•o•nair /ˌdɛbəˈnɛr/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. suave;
    worldly;
    sophisticated:looked very debonair in a tuxedo.
  2. carefree;
    jaunty:a debonair manner.
deb•o•nair•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
deb•o•nair  (deb′ə nâr),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm:a debonair gentleman.
  2. jaunty;
    carefree;
    sprightly.
Also, deb′o•naire, deb′on•naire. 
  • Anglo-French; Old French debonaire, origin, originally phrase de bon aire of good lineage
  • Middle English debone(i)re 1175–1225
deb′o•nairly, adv. 
deb′o•nairness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged urbane, suave, elegant, polished.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
debonair, debonnaire /ˌdɛbəˈnɛə/ adj (esp of a man or his manner)
  1. suave and refined
  2. carefree; light-hearted
  3. courteous and cheerful; affable
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French debonaire, from de bon aire having a good disposition

ˌdeboˈnairly adv ˌdeboˈnairness n
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