1. | 显得彬彬有礼的;假斯文的;上流社会的;装体面的;装出绅士派头的quiet and polite, often in an exaggerated way; from, or pretending to be from, a high social class |
a genteel manner 彬彬有礼 | |
Her genteel accent irritated me. 她那矫揉造作的腔调使我感到恼火。 | |
He lived in genteel poverty(= trying to keep the style of a high social class, but with little money) . 他摆出一副绅士派头,过的却是穷酸的生活。 |
2. | 幽静的;古朴单调的quiet and old-fashioned and perhaps slightly boring |