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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
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有礼貌的；谦恭的
polite and showing respect for others
She is always courteous to her guests.
她总是对客人彬彬有礼。
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。
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。
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。
AI contextual example
if a man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is a citizen of the world
如果一个人对陌生人亲切有礼,就表明他是世界公民。
WordNet
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。
Not this
He is a courteous.
Use this
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。
Not this
He is courteous with everyone.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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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把 cour 联想成 court（宫廷），宫廷里的人举止讲究、彬彬有礼，所以 courteous 就是“有礼貌的、谦恭的”。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式演讲与书面语、商务邮件与客户服务 courteous 比较正式，多用于正式场合或书面表达，表示“有礼貌的、谦恭的”；日常口语中通常更常用 polite。
常与介词 to 连用表示对某人有礼貌；也可用于 'It is courteous of sb. to do sth.' 结构，表示做某事是谦恭的。
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