Word · Frequency #23320
gentilities
文雅；斯文；有教养
gentilities is the plural of gentility.
核心释义
elegance and refinement of manner or expression
- 1.
优雅、有教养、社会地位高的状态。
The state of being elegant, genteel, having good breeding, or being socially superior.
- 2.
上层阶级；绅士阶层。
The upper classes, the gentry.
优雅、有教养、社会地位高的状态。；上层阶级；绅士阶层。；出身高贵；绅士们；上流阶层
用法In use
Her gentle voice and careful manners showed a natural gentility that everyone admired.
用法提示：gentility 在这里作不可数名词，意为“文雅”，指举止言谈的优雅。
He tried to imitate the gentility of the old families, but his rough speech gave him away.
用法提示：gentility 表示“斯文、上流做派”，常用于描述刻意模仿的举止。
The quiet elegance of the small tea room reflected a simple gentility that made guests feel at ease.
用法提示：gentility 指“优雅、文雅”，此处强调环境氛围所体现的教养。
affect gentility
affect 带有贬义，表示假装。
She affected gentility to impress her new acquaintances.
她装出斯文的样子以给新认识的人留下印象。
with gentility
with gentility 常用来描述举止或言谈的文雅。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- veneer of gentility
- 表面的文雅；伪装的体面
- His polite manners were just a thin veneer of gentility.他礼貌的举止不过是一层薄薄的文雅伪装。
- shabby gentility
- 寒酸却强撑体面；穷酸斯文
- The family lived in shabby gentility after losing their fortune.这家人在失去财富后过着寒酸却强撑体面的生活。
- affected gentility
- 矫揉造作的文雅
- Her affected gentility irritated the other guests.她矫揉造作的文雅令其他客人反感。
- air of gentility
- 文雅的气质；绅士风度
- Despite his rags, the old man had an air of gentility.尽管衣衫褴褛，这位老人仍有一种文雅的气质。
- pretensions to gentility
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 gentility 想成 gentle（温柔的、文雅的）加名词后缀 -ity，即「文雅、有教养的状态」，就像一位绅士的斯文气质。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学作品、历史叙述、正式写作 gentility 通常用于正式或书面语境，多见于文学作品或历史叙述中，表示“文雅、有教养”或“绅士阶层”的状态；日常口语中较少使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
不可数名词，常含褒义或讽刺意味
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Gentility /dʒenˈtɪlɪti/ rhymes with all six words, which share the stressed vowel and following sound /ɪlɪti/. Beware useful lookalikes: 'gentile' /ˈdʒentaɪl/, 'genteel' /dʒenˈtiːl/, and 'gentle' /ˈdʒentl/ look similar but are pronounced differently and do not rhyme.
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