单词 | polite |
释义 | polite —politely, adv. —politeness, n. /peuh luyt"/, adj., politer, politest. 1. showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply. 2. refined or cultured: polite society. 3. of a refined or elegant kind: polite learning. [1400-50; late ME < L politus, ptp. of polire to POLISH] Syn. 1. well-bred, gracious. See civil. 2. urbane, polished, poised, courtly, cultivated. Ant. 1, 2. rude. |
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