polite

adjective

/pəˈlaɪt/

(comparative politer, superlative politest)

more polite and most polite are also common

having or showing good manners and respect for the feelings of others有礼貌的；客气的；儒雅的 synonym courteous
- polite to somebody Please be polite to our guests.请礼貌待客。
- Our waiter was very polite and helpful.我们的服务员非常有礼貌，乐于助人。
- We were all too polite to object.我们都太客气了，没有反对。
opposite impolite
- She was scrupulously polite to him.她对他极其客气。
- If you just go and ask in a polite way, you might get what you want.如果你只是礼貌地去问，你可能会得到你想要的。
- In Western culture, it is polite to maintain eye contact during conversation.在西方文化中，与人交谈时要一直注视对方，这样才礼貌。
- Reviewing someone's first novel, it is customary to be polite about it, to find things to praise in it. 回顾一个人的第一部小说，习惯上对它有礼貌，在里面找到值得称赞的东西。
- He was unfailingly polite. I never saw him in his life be rude to a fan. 他总是彬彬有礼。我从没见过他对粉丝如此粗鲁。
Topics Personal qualitiesa2
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- sound
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- to
socially correct but not always sincere应酬的；礼节性的；客套的
- I don't know how to make polite conversation.我不晓得怎么说应酬话。
- The performance was greeted with polite applause.这场演出得到了礼貌性的掌声。
- She greeted me with a quick hello and a polite smile.她用一个简短的问候和礼貌的微笑迎接我。
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- sound
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- to
[only before noun] from a class of society that believes it is better than others上流社会的
- ‘Bum’ is not a word we use in polite company.“屁股” 可不是我们当着文雅人的面说的字眼。
- The scandal outraged polite society.丑闻激怒了上流社会。

词源late Middle English (in the Latin sense): from Latin politus ‘polished, made smooth’, past participle of polire.

词汇	polite
释义	polite adjective /pəˈlaɪt/ /pəˈlaɪt/ (comparative politer, superlative politest) more polite and most polite are also common having or showing good manners and respect for the feelings of others有礼貌的；客气的；儒雅的 synonym courteous polite to somebody Please be polite to our guests.请礼貌待客。 Our waiter was very polite and helpful.我们的服务员非常有礼貌，乐于助人。 We were all too polite to object.我们都太客气了，没有反对。 opposite impolite She was scrupulously polite to him.她对他极其客气。 If you just go and ask in a polite way, you might get what you want.如果你只是礼貌地去问，你可能会得到你想要的。 In Western culture, it is polite to maintain eye contact during conversation.在西方文化中，与人交谈时要一直注视对方，这样才礼貌。 Reviewing someone's first novel, it is customary to be polite about it, to find things to praise in it. 回顾一个人的第一部小说，习惯上对它有礼貌，在里面找到值得称赞的东西。 He was unfailingly polite. I never saw him in his life be rude to a fan. 他总是彬彬有礼。我从没见过他对粉丝如此粗鲁。 Topics Personal qualitiesa2 Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem sound … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition to socially correct but not always sincere应酬的；礼节性的；客套的 I don't know how to make polite conversation.我不晓得怎么说应酬话。 The performance was greeted with polite applause.这场演出得到了礼貌性的掌声。 She greeted me with a quick hello and a polite smile.她用一个简短的问候和礼貌的微笑迎接我。 Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem sound … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition to [only before noun] from a class of society that believes it is better than others上流社会的 ‘Bum’ is not a word we use in polite company.“屁股” 可不是我们当着文雅人的面说的字眼。 The scandal outraged polite society.丑闻激怒了上流社会。词源late Middle English (in the Latin sense): from Latin politus ‘polished, made smooth’, past participle of polire.
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