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gentility

🇬🇧 UK/dʒen'tiliti/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLC2

Definitions

n.

The quality of being refined, well-bred, or socially superior; the upper classes

高雅;有教养;上流阶层

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
gentbirth, produce, kind
+
ilsuffix
+
itystate, quality, condition
=gentility

Common Collocations

  • 1.gentility of……的高雅
  • 2.air of gentility高雅的气质

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Her gentility was evident in her refined speech and graceful movements.

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