gentlemanliness
UK/'dʒent(ə)lmənlɪnɪs/US
C2
Definitions
n.
The quality of behaving in a polite, honorable, gentlemanly way.
绅士风度；君子风范
Root Breakdown
Root-derived+
-manstate, quality
+
-liin the manner of
+
-nessstate, quality
=gentlemanliness
Noun of gentlemanly. gentle < Latin gentilis 'of good family' (gen born). gentlemanliness = the quality of conducting oneself like a well-bred man.
Root gen still carries 140 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.true gentlemanliness真正的绅士风度
- 2.air of gentlemanliness绅士风度
Example Sentences
- 1.
His quiet gentlemanliness won the respect of everyone present.
- 2.
There was an old-fashioned gentlemanliness about the way he spoke.