←

courteous

adjective
🔊/ˈkɜːtiəs/
🔊/ˈkɜːrtiəs/
jump to other results
  1. polite, especially in a way that shows respect有礼貌的；客气的；（尤指）恭敬的，谦恭的
    • a courteous young man彬彬有礼的年轻人
    • The hotel staff are friendly and courteous.旅馆服务人员友好而有礼貌。🔊🔊
    opposite discourteous
    Extra Examples
    • She was unfailingly courteous and helpful.她无论什么时候都是彬彬有礼，乐于助人。
    • He was a gentle, courteous man.他是一个彬彬有礼的人。
    • I wrote him a short letter and received a courteous reply.我给他写了封短信，然后收到了他客气的回信。
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    preposition
    • to
    See full entry
    Word OriginMiddle English (meaning ‘having manners fit for a royal court’): from Old French corteis, based on Latin cohors ‘yard, retinue’. The change in the ending in the 16th cent. was due to association with words ending in -eous.