| 释义 |
genteel /djen'ti: !; djen'til/ adj (usu ironic in modern use, but serious in former use) polite and well-bred; elegant; characteristic of, suitable for, the upper classes of society: (近代用法通常为反语，但昔时为认真的用语) 有敎养的; 文雅的; 有上流社会之特点的; 适于上流社会的： living in ~ poverty, trying to maintain the style of the upper classes, although too poor to do so. 过着穷 UMW 的生活; 打肿脸充胖子。 ~ly adv |