urbanity

英 [??'b?n?t?] 美[?'b?n?ti]
  • n. 都市風(fēng)格;雅致;有禮貌

詞態(tài)變化


復(fù)數(shù):?urbanities;副詞:?urbanely;形容詞:?urbane;

英文詞源


urbanity (n.)
1530s, from Middle French urbanité (14c.) and directly from Latin urbanitatem (nominative urbanitas) "city life; life in Rome; refinement, city fashion or manners, elegance, courtesy," also "wit, raillery, trickery," from urbanus (see urban).

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. Fearey had all the charm and urbanity of the trained diplomat.
費(fèi)爾里具備一個(gè)訓(xùn)練有素的外交官的一切風(fēng)度和優(yōu)雅。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. Outside New England, a comparable urbanity could be found.
新英格蘭以外的地區(qū)也有相當(dāng)?shù)溲诺淖髌?

來(lái)自辭典例句

3. I had always been aware of a frame of malevolence under his urbanity.
我常常覺(jué)察到,在他溫文爾雅的下面掩藏著一種惡意.

來(lái)自辭典例句

4. His classical urbanity comes to his relief -- if one can attribute urbanity to a former Agrarian.
是他的古典的優(yōu)雅風(fēng)格挽救了他, 如果我們可以用優(yōu)雅這兩個(gè)字來(lái)形容過(guò)去的重農(nóng)主者的話.

來(lái)自辭典例句

5. The hostess presided at table with tact and urbanity.
女主人招待客人進(jìn)餐時(shí)風(fēng)雅而又得體.

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