Polite
[ pə'lait ]
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adj. 有礼貌的;有教养的，文雅的;上流社会的;应酬的，客套的;
📝 例句
Even though you dislike us, still and all you should be polite.
就算你不喜欢我们，你仍然应该对我们客气。
Maybe if I'm polite to him, agree with him, he'll go away.
也许我随和点，敷衍他两句，他就会走开了吧。
A : The boy is quite clever and polite at that. B : Exactly.
甲:这孩子很聪明,而且还有礼貌。乙:一点不错。
In contrast with most politicians, he was invariably polite.
与大多数政治家相比，他始终彬彬有礼。
His speech causes a minor stir in the class, a polite discussion.
他的话在班里引起了一阵小小的骚动，也挑起了一场斯文的讨论。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ poli-拼音“破例”,te-拼音“特务”,特务破例很有礼貌
※ polite-有礼貌的,police-警察:他是一个很有礼貌的警察
※ po-拼音“婆”,l-似“棍子”,it-它,e-拼音“鹅”:鹅外婆拿着棍子教它的孙子要有礼貌
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🔴 反义词
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📖 牛津释义
polite
adj
1 having or showing that one has good manners and consideration for other people 有礼貌的; 客气的
a polite child 有礼貌的孩子
It wasn't very polite of you to serve yourself without asking. 你也不问一声就自己吃起来是不太礼貌的.
making a few polite remarks to keep the conversation going 说几句客气话以免谈话冷场.
2 [attrib 作定语]
(fml 文) (typical) of a superior class in society; refined （典型的）上流社会的; 高雅的; 有教养的
a rude word not mentioned in polite society 在上流社会中不说的粗话.
🎯 考研助记
police(警察）特(t)有polite（礼貌）
🔁 扩展释义
*[pә'lait]a. 有礼貌的, 文雅的, 客气的, 有教养的
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After the War of Independence ended, New York became the capital of the USA for a short time (1789-90) before Washington, D.C.
独立战争结束以后，在华盛顿成为首都之前，纽约市曾经一度是美国的首都，不过时间很短（1789-90）。
There was an argument about money, so it seemed, in a language that Kunta did not understand.
看来他们在用孔塔听不懂的语言进行了一番讨价还价。
How many people lived here?
多少人住在这里？