禮貌待人:polite怎麼用
A polite enemy is just as difficult to discredit, as a rude friend is to protect. ——Bryant H. McGill
想要抹黑一個禮貌的敵人,和保護一個魯莽的朋友一樣難。——布萊恩特•H•麥吉爾
一、你知道polite有幾種含義嗎?
adj.
1.有禮貌的,客氣的
We stipulate that our salesgirl must be polite to customer.
我們規定售貨小姐們必須禮貌待客。
2.有教養的;文雅的
Don't answer back. It's not polite.
不要頂嘴, 這樣顯得你沒教養。
3.應酬的;禮節性的;客套的
Her refusal was couched in very polite words.
她用十分委婉的語言表示拒絕。
4.上流的
Branderton had some knowledge of polite society, and broke the momentary silence.
布蘭德頓有些上流社會的知識,打破了短暫的沉默。
二、明白polite的用法了嗎?來做個小測試吧
It's not ____ to point or talk about strangers in public.
在公共場合對陌生人指指點點或議論紛紛都不禮貌。