politeness
英 [pə'laɪtnəs] 美 [pəˈlaɪtnɪs]

n.

有礼貌；客气；文雅；有礼貌的行为

英英释义

politeness[ pə'laitnis ]

• n.
  • a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage

    同义词：niceness

  • the act of showing regard for others

    同义词：civility

词组短语

politeness principle礼貌原则

out of politeness出于礼貌

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. People often ask about health out of politeness.
   人们常常出于礼貌问候健康。
2. He was noted for his politeness.
   大家都知道他很有礼貌。
3. It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanisms of friendship.
   智者将优雅礼貌的油涂抹在友谊的结构。

权威例句

Women, Men and Politeness
The logic of politeness: or minding your p''s and q''s
The pragmatics of politeness in scientific articles
Fragment uit: Politeness. Some Universals in Language Usage
Universals in language use: Politeness phenomena
Universal in Language Usage: Politeness Phenomena
Universals in language usage: Politeness phenomena
Politeness: Some universals in language usage. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
Reprint of first chapter of (1987) Politeness: Some universals in language usage
Politeness: Some Universals in Language Usage (Studies in Interactional Sociolinguistics 4) by Penelope Brown; Stephen C. Levinson