| 单词 | gentility |
| 释义 | gentility /jen til"i tee/, n. 1. good breeding or refinement. 2. affected or pretentious politeness or elegance. 3. the status of belonging to polite society. 4. members of polite society collectively. [1300-50; ME < OF gentilite < L gentilitat- (s. of gentilitas), equiv. to gentil(is) (see GENTLE) + -itat- -ITY] Syn. 1. polish, grace, decorum, propriety. |
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