| 釋義 |
genteel /djen'ti: !; djen'til/ adj (usu ironic in modern use, but serious in former use) polite and well-bred; elegant; characteristic of, suitable for, the upper classes of society: (近代用法通常為反語，但昔時為認(rèn)真的用語) 有敎養(yǎng)的; 文雅的; 有上流社會之特點的; 適于上流社會的： living in ~ poverty, trying to maintain the style of the upper classes, although too poor to do so. 過著窮 UMW 的生活; 打腫臉充胖子。 ~ly adv |