courtesy
noun /ˈkɜːtəsi/
/ˈkɜːrtəsi/
(plural courtesies)
Idioms - [uncountable] polite behaviour that shows respect for other people
礼貌；谦恭；彬彬有礼 - I was treated with the utmost courtesy by the staff.
我受到了工作人员极有礼貌的接待。 - We asked them, as a matter of courtesy, if we could photograph their house.
出于礼貌，我们问他们是否可以给他们的房子拍照。 - It's only common courtesy to tell the neighbours that we'll be having a party (= the sort of behaviour that people would expect).
告诉邻居我们要举行聚会，这是起码的礼貌。
- He listened to all the complaints with great courtesy.
他非常礼貌地倾听所有投诉。 - It's a matter of courtesy to write and thank people after a party.
参加聚会之后写信感谢别人是一种礼貌。 - It's common courtesy to give up your seat for elderly people.
给上了年纪的人让座是起码的礼貌。 - It's common courtesy to warn your neighbours if your children are going to have a party.
孩子们要举行聚会，预先提醒邻居注意是起码的礼貌。 - She contacts clients regularly as a professional courtesy.
出于职业礼节，她定期与客户联系。 - her unfailing courtesy to everyone
她对每一个人都礼貌备至 - He bowed his head with exaggerated courtesy.
他以夸张的礼貌低下了头。 - We asked them as a matter of courtesy.
我们出于礼貌询问了他们。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- unfailing
- utmost
- …
- do somebody
- have
- show
- …
- with courtesy
- courtesy to
- a matter of courtesy
- I was treated with the utmost courtesy by the staff.
- [countable, usually plural] (formal) a polite thing that you say or do when you meet people in formal situations
（正式场合见面时的）客气话，礼貌 - an exchange of courtesies before the meeting
会议开始前互致问候 - The prime minister was welcomed with the usual courtesies.
按通常的礼仪欢迎那位总理的到来。
- an exchange of courtesies before the meeting
词源Middle English: from Old French cortesie, from corteis, based on Latin cohors ‘yard, retinue’.
Idioms
courtesy of somebody/something
- (also by courtesy of somebody/something)with the official permission of somebody/something and as a favour
承蒙…的允许（或好意） - The pictures have been reproduced by courtesy of the British Museum.
承蒙大英博物馆惠允，复制了这些画。
- The pictures have been reproduced by courtesy of the British Museum.
- given as a prize or provided free by a person or an organization
蒙…提供；赞助；赠送 - Win a weekend in Rome, courtesy of Fiat.
赢了就可以获得菲亚特公司提供的到罗马度周末的机会。
- Win a weekend in Rome, courtesy of Fiat.
- as the result of a particular thing or situation
作为…的结果 - Viewers can see the stadium from the air, courtesy of a camera fastened to the plane.
由于飞机上安装有摄像机，电视观众可从空中鸟瞰体育场。
- Viewers can see the stadium from the air, courtesy of a camera fastened to the plane.
do somebody the courtesy of doing something
- to be polite by doing the thing that is mentioned
（做提及的事）对某人表示礼貌 - Please do me the courtesy of listening to what I'm saying.
请耐心听一听我的话。 - She might have done me the courtesy of replying to my letter.
她本该给我回信以示礼貌。
- Please do me the courtesy of listening to what I'm saying.
have the courtesy to do something
- to know when you should do something in order to be polite
知道何时该做…（以示礼貌） - You think he'd at least have the courtesy to call to say he'd be late.
谁都会觉得他至少应该懂得打个电话说一声他要晚来。 - You could at least have had the courtesy to let me know.
你至少应该出于礼貌让我知道这件事吧。
- You think he'd at least have the courtesy to call to say he'd be late.