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genteel

🇬🇧 UK/dʒen'ti:l/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC2

Definitions

adj.

Polite and well-mannered; affectedly refined or respectable in behaviour

彬彬有礼的;装作高雅的;讲究体面的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
gentbirth, produce, kind
+
eelsuffix
=genteel

Common Collocations

  • 1.genteel manner彬彬有礼的方式
  • 2.genteel society上流社会

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The genteel lady wore gloves and maintained perfect posture at the ball.

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