gentility
[dʒɛnˈtɪlɪti]
n.
高贵的地位[出身];
有风度，彬彬有礼;
因循旧习;
例句:
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He took her hand with discreet gentility.
他温文尔雅地牵着她的手。
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He surrounds himself with all the trappings of gentility — dogs, horses, and fine paintings.
他身边满是象征高贵身份的东西——狗，马以及精美的画。
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The hotel has an air of faded gentility.
这家宾馆有一种没落的贵族氛围。
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An ancient Gentility does not...convey to us any Advantage...of Body or Mind.
来自J. Collier
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The intensity in Podgorica will be light years from the gentility of San Marino.
来自BBC
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There is an air of la-di-da chic, and even of crypto-gentility, about him: Right Bank hip.
来自NEWYORKER