Word · Frequency #16740
Fully loadedpoliteness
礼貌；客气；有礼
a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
- 1.
The quality of being polite.
礼貌的品质；礼貌。
- 2.
A polite act.
礼貌的行为
礼貌的品质；礼貌。；礼貌的行为；有礼；优雅
In use
Her politeness made a good impression on the guests.
He thanked the waiter with genuine politeness.
Politeness costs nothing but can open many doors.
out of politeness
out of politeness 是固定介词短语，意为“出于礼貌”，在句中作状语。
She smiled out of politeness, not because she was amused.
她出于礼貌笑了笑，并不是因为觉得好笑。
have the politeness to do sth
have the politeness to do sth 后接不定式，常用于否定句或疑问句，表示“连……的礼貌都没有”。
He didn't even have the politeness to thank me.
他甚至没有向我道谢的礼貌。
show politeness to/towards sb
show politeness to/towards sb 中，to 与 towards 同义，都可引出礼貌的对象；politeness 通常作不可数名词。
Connections
Collocations
- out of politeness
- 出于礼貌
- She smiled out of politeness, even though she felt annoyed.她出于礼貌笑了笑，尽管她心里很烦。
- common politeness
- 基本的礼貌；通常的客气
- It's common politeness to hold the door for the person behind you.为身后的人扶住门是基本的礼貌。
- exchange politenesses
- 互相寒暄；彼此说客套话
- They exchanged politenesses before discussing the contract.他们先客套了一番，然后才开始谈合同。
- a show of politeness
- 礼貌的表示；客气的姿态
- Her smile was a show of politeness rather than real warmth.她的微笑只是出于礼貌，并非真的热情。
- studied politeness
- 故作礼貌；刻意表现出的客气
- She treated him with studied politeness, hiding her dislike.她对他故意表现得客客气气，掩饰自己的反感。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：polite（有礼貌的）＋ ness（名词后缀）＝ politeness。想象在伦敦地铁对陌生人微笑说 please 和 thank you，那种客气就是 politeness。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常社交、职场交流、正式书面语 该词为中性常用词，多用于描述人际交往中的礼貌行为，在正式写作和日常口语中都比较常见。
Grammar Note
表示‘礼貌’这一品质时通常不用复数；复数 politenesses 仅指具体的礼貌行为或言辞。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真押韵（与 politeness /pəˈlaɪtnəs/ 有相同的 /-aɪtnəs/ 发音）：brightness、lightness。注意形似但不同音：witness、happiness 都以 -ness 结尾，但重读元音不同，不押韵。
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.