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gen·til·i·ty AHD[jĕn-tĭlʹĭ-tē] D.J.[dʒenˈtɪlɪtiː]K.K.[dʒɛnˈtɪlɪti]n.(名词)- The quality of being well-mannered; refinement.优雅:举止优雅的品质;优雅
- The condition of being born to the gentry.高贵出身:出身于贵族的状况
- Persons of high social standing considered as a group.上流社会:作为一个整体的上层社会的成员
- An attempt to convey or maintain the appearance of refinement and elegance.假派头:试图表达或保持优雅和得体的外表的努力
- Middle English gentilete [nobility of birth] 中古英语 gentilete [出身高贵]
- from Old French 源自 古法语
- from Latin gentīlitās 源自 拉丁语 gentīlitās
- from gentīlis [of the same clan] * see gentle 源自 gentīlis [同一部族的] * 参见 gentle
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