suave

英 [swɑ?v] 美[swɑv]
  • adj. 柔和的,溫和的;文雅的,嫻雅的

擴(kuò)展詞匯

詞態(tài)變化


比較級:?suaver;最高級:?suavest;副詞:?suavely;

中文詞源


suave 甜的,圓滑的,練達(dá)的

來自拉丁語 suavis,甜美的,令人愉悅的,來自 PIE*swad,甜的,詞源同 sweet,assuage.引申比 喻義圓滑的,練達(dá)的。

英文詞源


suave
suave: see persuade
suave (adj.)
early 15c., "gracious, kindly, pleasant, delightful," from Latin suavis "agreeable, sweet, pleasant (to the senses), delightful," from PIE root *swad- "sweet, pleasant" (see sweet (adj.)). In reference to persons, sense of "smoothly agreeable" first recorded 1815 (implied in suavity). Related: Suavely.

雙語例句


1. He is a suave, cool and cultured man.
他是個世故、冷靜、有教養(yǎng)的人。

來自柯林斯例句

2. That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.
在那同一年里,他初次在百老匯登臺, 扮演一個溫文而雅的電臺記者.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. In conversation, he was suave and urbane.
談話時,他溫和有禮。

來自辭典例句

4. Where Root had been suave, knox was often offensive.
魯特表現(xiàn)得溫和文雅, 諾克斯則往往唐突冒失.

來自辭典例句

5. His manner was aristocratic , his movements dapper and suave.
他氣宇軒昂, 溫文爾雅,舉止瀟灑.

來自辭典例句