urbanity
英 [??'b?n?t?]
美 [?'b?n?ti]
英文詞源
- urbanity (n.)
- 1530s, from Middle French urbanité (14c.) and directly from Latin urbanitatem (nominative urbanitas) "city life; life in Rome; refinement, city fashion or manners, elegance, courtesy," also "wit, raillery, trickery," from urbanus (see urban).
雙語例句
- 1. Fearey had all the charm and urbanity of the trained diplomat.
- 費爾里具備一個訓練有素的外交官的一切風度和優雅。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Outside New England, a comparable urbanity could be found.
- 新英格蘭以外的地區也有相當典雅的作品.
來自辭典例句
- 3. I had always been aware of a frame of malevolence under his urbanity.
- 我常常覺察到,在他溫文爾雅的下面掩藏著一種惡意.
來自辭典例句
- 4. His classical urbanity comes to his relief -- if one can attribute urbanity to a former Agrarian.
- 是他的古典的優雅風格挽救了他, 如果我們可以用優雅這兩個字來形容過去的重農主者的話.
來自辭典例句
- 5. The hostess presided at table with tact and urbanity.
- 女主人招待客人進餐時風雅而又得體.
來自互聯網