genteelness

英[dʒen'tiːl] 美[dʒen'tiːl]
  • adj.文雅的;有教养的
  • breeding n.生养;教养;抚养;繁殖;血统;育种breed的现在分词.
  • ratio n.比率;比例
Adjective:
  1. marked by refinement in taste and manners;

    "cultivated speech"
    "cultured Bostonians"
    "cultured tastes"
    "a genteel old lady"
    "polite society"

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. She is too genteel for words.
      她说话太咬文嚼字了。
    2. You are genteel enough, you look like a lady.
      你是够文雅的,看上去象个大家闺秀。
    3. He came from a genteel family.
      他出身於有教养的家庭。