|
courteous 音标拼音: [k'ɚtiəs] a. 彬彬有礼,谦恭的 彬彬有礼,谦恭的 courteous adj 1: exhibiting courtesy and politeness; " a nice gesture" [ synonym: { courteous}, { gracious}, { nice}] 2: characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners; " if a man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is a citizen of the world"- Francis Bacon [ ant: { discourteous}] Courteous \ Cour" te* ous\ ( k? r" t?-? s; 277), a. [ OE. cortais, corteis, cortois, rarely corteous, OF. corties, corteis, F. courtois. See { Court}.] Of courtlike manners; pertaining to, or expressive of, courtesy; characterized by courtesy; civil; obliging; well bred; polite; affable; complaisant. [ 1913 Webster] A patient and courteous bearing. -- Prescott. [ 1913 Webster] His behavior toward his people is grave and courteous. -- Fuller. [ 1913 Webster] 54 Moby Thesaurus words for " courteous": accommodating, affable, agreeable, amiable, attentive, cap in hand, ceremonious, civil, civilized, clubbable, clubbish, clubby, communicative, companionable, companionate, compatible, complaisant, congenial, considerate, courtly, decorous, deferential, diplomatic, dutiful, fair, fit for society, fond of society, friendly, genial, genteel, gentlemanly, graceful, gracious, gregarious, honorific, hospitable, ladylike, mannerly, obliging, polished, polite, proper, regardful, respectful, sociable, social, social- minded, solicitous, tactful, thoughtful, urbane, well- behaved, well- bred, well- mannered
|
安装中文字典英文字典查询工具!
中文字典英文字典工具:
英文字典中文字典相关资料:
|