Word · Frequency #14358
etiquette
礼仪；礼节
The customary code of polite behaviour in social or professional life.
- 1.
The manners or decent behaviour to be observed in social or professional life; conventional decorum; the ceremonial code of polite society.
社交或职业生活中应遵守的礼节或得体行为；习俗礼仪；上流社会的礼仪规范。
- 2.
rules governing socially acceptable behavior
社会可接受行为的规则
- 3.
The customary behavior of members of a profession, business, law, or sports team towards each other.
职业、商业、法律或运动队成员之间的惯常行为规范。
- 4.
A label used to indicate that a letter is to be sent by airmail.
用于指示信件需航空邮寄的标签。
行业规矩；行规；航空邮签；航空标签；社交或职业生活中应遵守的礼节或得体行为；习俗礼仪；上流社会的礼仪规范。；社会可接受行为的规则；职业、商业、法律或运动队成员之间的惯常行为规范。
In use
It is considered bad etiquette to talk loudly on the phone in a library.
She wrote a book on the etiquette of formal dining.
Proper business etiquette requires you to arrive on time for meetings.
etiquette to do sth
常用句型：It is (good/bad) etiquette to do sth.
It is considered bad etiquette to interrupt someone while they are speaking.
打断别人说话被认为是不礼貌的。
etiquette for (doing) sth
表示“关于…的礼仪”。
There are strict rules of etiquette for addressing royalty.
与皇室成员交谈有严格的礼仪规则。
observe/follow etiquette
动词搭配，表示“遵守礼仪”。
Connections
Collocations
- business etiquette
- 商务礼仪
- Knowing business etiquette can help you build strong professional relationships.了解商务礼仪有助于你建立良好的职业关系。
- proper etiquette
- 得体的礼节
- It is proper etiquette to wait for the host to begin eating.等主人先动筷是得体的礼节。
- social etiquette
- 社交礼仪
- She is studying social etiquette for her new job in hospitality.她正在为酒店业的新工作学习社交礼仪。
- email etiquette
- 电子邮件礼仪
- Keep messages short and clear as a basic rule of email etiquette.作为电子邮件礼仪的基本规则，应保持信息简短清晰。
- breach of etiquette
- 失礼行为
- Not thanking the guest speaker was a serious breach of etiquette.不感谢演讲嘉宾是一种严重的失礼行为。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象参加晚宴时，每件餐具都贴着“该怎么用”的小标签——etiquette 就是社交生活的标签与礼节。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal social events、professional or workplace settings、written guidance on manners etiquette 通常用于正式或较正式的社交、工作场合，指约定俗成的行为规范；日常口语中更常说 manners。
Grammar Note
通常作不可数名词，但复数形式etiquettes偶见于特定语境
Pronunciation & Spelling
以下词都含拼写片段 -ette，但读音不同：cigarette、brunette、barrette、cassette 以重读的 /ɛt/ 结尾，彼此押韵；palette /ˈpælət/ 和 omelette /ˈɒmlət/ 的末尾是弱读的 /lət/。按本条由权威词典给出的读音 /ˈɛtəkət/，没有常见词与 etiquette 完全押韵，请勿只凭 -ette 拼写推断发音。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.