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polite

adjective
 
🔊/pəˈlaɪt/
🔊/pəˈlaɪt/
(comparative politer, superlative politest)
more polite and most polite are also common
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  1.  
     having or showing good manners and respect for the feelings of others有礼貌的；客气的；儒雅的 synonym courteous
    • polite to somebody Please be polite to our guests.请礼貌待客。🔊🔊
    • Our waiter was very polite and helpful.我们的服务员非常有礼貌，乐于助人。
    • We were all too polite to object.我们都太客气了，没有反对。🔊🔊
    opposite impolite
    Extra Examples
    • She was scrupulously polite to him.她对他极其客气。
    • If you just go and ask in a polite way, you might get what you want.如果您只是礼貌地问，您可能会得到想要的东西。
    • In Western culture, it is polite to maintain eye contact during conversation.在西方文化中，与人交谈时要一直注视对方，这样才礼貌。
    • Reviewing someone's first novel, it is customary to be polite about it, to find things to praise in it. 回顾某人的第一本小说，习惯上要礼貌，在其中找到值得赞扬的东西。
    • He was unfailingly polite. I never saw him in his life be rude to a fan. 他彬彬有礼。我从未见过他一生中对粉丝的粗鲁态度。
    Topics Personal qualitiesa2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • sound
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    preposition
    • to
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  2.  
     socially correct but not always sincere应酬的；礼节性的；客套的
    • I don't know how to make polite conversation.我不晓得怎么说应酬话。🔊🔊
    • The performance was greeted with polite applause.这场演出得到了礼貌性的掌声。🔊🔊
    • She greeted me with a quick hello and a polite smile.她向我打招呼，并礼貌地微笑。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • sound
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    preposition
    • to
    See full entry
  3. [only before noun] from a class of society that believes it is better than others上流社会的
    • ‘Bum’ is not a word we use in polite company.“屁股” 可不是我们当着文雅人的面说的字眼。🔊🔊
    • The scandal outraged polite society.丑闻激怒了礼貌的社会。
    4. Word Originlate Middle English (in the Latin sense): from Latin politus ‘polished, made smooth’, past participle of polire.