courteous to sb
She is always courteous to her guests.
她总是对客人彬彬有礼。
有礼貌的;谦恭的
有礼貌的,体贴的,举止得体的。;表现出礼貌和客气;以礼貌和优雅举止为特征;彬彬有礼
polite and showing respect for others
有礼貌的,体贴的,举止得体的。
Showing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette.
表现出礼貌和客气
exhibiting courtesy and politeness
以礼貌和优雅举止为特征
characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners; -Francis Bacon
The hotel staff were courteous and professional during our entire stay.
酒店员工在我们整个住宿期间都彬彬有礼、专业周到。
用法提示:courteous 在此句中作形容词,形容酒店员工有礼貌。
AI contextual example
It is always courteous to hold the door open for the person behind you.
为身后的人扶住门总是礼貌之举。
用法提示:courteous 用于形容行为,表示有礼貌的。
AI contextual example
Even when he was frustrated, he remained courteous to everyone around him.
即使沮丧时,他仍对周围每个人都保持谦恭。
用法提示:courteous 作形容词,描述人在情绪不佳时仍保持礼貌。
AI contextual example
She is always courteous to her guests.
她总是对客人彬彬有礼。
此结构强调某人的行为有礼貌。
It was courteous of him to offer his seat.
他主动让座,很有礼貌。
He was courteous enough to hold the door open.
他很有礼貌,一直扶着门。
表示在困难情况下依然保持礼貌。
Despite the criticism, she remained courteous.
尽管受到批评,她仍然保持礼貌。
更通用,可用于日常礼貌行为
语气更正式,带有关怀或优雅的意味
强调为他人着想,不仅是表面礼貌
侧重对地位、权威或他人的尊重
强调行为习惯,可用于描述人
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a courteous.
正确表达He is courteous.
courteous是形容词,不能直接作名词使用,也不可前面加冠词'a'单独使用;应直接用形容词作表语。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is courteous with everyone.
正确表达He is courteous to everyone.
表示'对某人礼貌'时,应用介词to,而非with;这是受中文'对某人礼貌'的影响。
指言语行为粗野冒犯,与 courteous 相对,语气最重。
指不符合社交礼貌,语气较 rude 轻,但不礼貌的程度不如 rude 强烈。
courteous 的直接否定形式,正式用语,完全反义。
courteous 更强调谦恭和体贴,而 polite 侧重遵守社交礼节。
civil 仅指不粗鲁,而 courteous 含有主动的亲切和体贴。
对…有礼貌的
She was courteous to everyone she met.
她对遇到的每个人都彬彬有礼。
礼貌的态度;彬彬有礼的举止
He answered all my questions in a courteous manner.
他以礼貌的态度回答了我所有的问题。
礼貌周到的服务
The restaurant is known for its courteous service.
这家餐厅以礼貌周到的服务著称。
礼貌的行为;有礼的举止
Courteous behavior in public is expected of all citizens.
所有公民在公共场合都应举止有礼。
礼貌的答复
She received a courteous reply to her email the next day.
第二天她收到了对她电子邮件的礼貌回复。
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无前缀;词根 courte-(源自 court,宫廷/宫廷礼仪);后缀 -ous(形容词后缀,表“具有…性质的”)→ 在宫廷中讲究礼仪的,即“有礼貌的”。同根词:court、courtesy、courtly、discourteous;同后缀词:generous、curious、famous。
指社交中约定俗成的行为规范,与 courteous 强调的礼貌举止直接相关。
主人常需以 courteous 的方式接待客人,体现好客与礼貌。
礼貌地对待客人是 courteous 的典型表现。
得体的问候是 courteous 行为的一部分,体现对他人的尊重。
courteous 的人在犯错时会主动道歉,展现礼貌与体谅。
对所有人都彬彬有礼,但只与少数人深交,而且要在这些少数人经受过考验之后,再给予他们信任。
The hotel staff are always courteous to their guests.
酒店员工始终对客人彬彬有礼。
最后,你们都要同心,彼此体恤,相爱如弟兄,要有怜悯心,要谦恭有礼。
It was courteous of him to give up his seat for the elderly woman.
他给那位老妇人让座,真是很有礼貌。
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