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couth AHD[ko͞oth] D.J.[kuːθ]K.K.[kuθ]adj.(形容词)- Marked by or possessing a high degree of sophistication; refined:优雅的,有见识的:有较高层次的见识的;温文尔雅的:"Many picnics manage without this sophistication, but we like to be couth and feel that the delicacies of gracious living enhance the chances"(John Gould)“许多野餐都没有见识地对付过去了,但是我们想做的文雅一些,并且认为体面生活的高雅可以增加这种可能性”(约翰·古尔德)
n.(名词)- Refinement; sophistication:文雅;教养:"The man has no couth"(Los Angeles Times)“这个人一点都没教养”(洛杉矶时报)
- Back-formation from uncouth 源自 uncouth的逆构词
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