单词 | urbane |
释义 | urbane —urbanely, adv. —urbaneness, n. /err bayn"/, adj. 1. having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities: an urbane manner. 2. reflecting elegance, sophistication, etc., esp. in expression: He maintained an urbane tone in his letters. [1525-35; ( < MF urbain) < L urbanus (see URBAN; for difference in stress and second syllable cf. HUMAN, HUMANE)] Syn. 1. suave, cosmopolitan. |
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