gentility

英 [dʒenˈtɪləti]

美 [dʒenˈtɪləti]

n. 文雅; 彬彬有礼; 高贵的身份; 幽静古朴

TOEFL TEM8

BNC.23320 / COCA.27599

牛津词典

noun

文雅；彬彬有礼；高贵的身份
very good manners and behaviour; the fact of belonging to a high social class
1. He took her hand with discreet gentility.
  他温文尔雅地牵着她的手。
2. She thinks expensive clothes are a mark of gentility.
  她认为昂贵的服装是身份高贵的标志。
幽静古朴
the fact of being quiet and old-fashioned
1. the faded gentility of the town
  已失去古朴风貌的城镇

柯林斯词典

N-UNCOUNT 高贵的出身（或外表）
Gentilityis the fact or appearance of belonging to a high social class.
1. He surrounds himself with all the trappings of gentility — dogs, horses, and fine paintings...
  他身边满是象征高贵身份的东西——狗，马以及精美的画。
2. The hotel has an air of faded gentility.
  这家宾馆有一种没落的贵族氛围。

英英释义

noun

elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
Synonym:breedinggenteelness

双语例句

Gentility is nothing but ancient riches.
高贵的身分只是依凭上代的财产。
He surrounds himself with all the trappings of gentility — dogs, horses, and fine paintings
他身边满是象征高贵身份的东西——狗，马以及精美的画。
Again, a kind of gentility and knight's spirit chivalry had come into being in the restraint of the church and social environment.
再以后，在教会和社会环境的约束下，一种绅士风度和骑士精神形成。
All her life she had heard sneers hurled at the Yankees because their pretensions to gentility were based on wealth, not breeding.
她一直听人们对北方佬嗤之以鼻，因为北方佬的帮作高雅是以财富而不是以教养为基础的。
He spoke roughly in order to belie his air of gentility ( James Joyce)
为了给人有贵族气派的印象，他说话粗暴（詹姆斯乔伊丝）
Pink roses: elegance, gracefulness, refinement, gentility, style and poetic romance but being combined with fun and light-heartedness.
粉红玫瑰：高雅、优美、精致、文雅、时尚和诗情，但同时又有玩笑和轻浮的意味。
Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity, and afraid of being overtaken. He is not a go person.
时髦，是逃亡自庸俗而又惟恐被赶上假斯文。他不是个赶时髦的人。
The courtesy and gentility of these beautiful girls.
这些漂亮姑娘的谦恭有礼和高雅风度。
It made Lydia wonder whether gentility might be a product of genetic engineering.
它使利迪娅考虑文雅是不是遗传工程的成果。
The hotel has an air of faded gentility.
这家宾馆有一种没落的贵族氛围。