gentility

gentility
[dʒɛnˈtɪlɪti]
noun
  1. [mass noun]social superiority as demonstrated by genteel manners, behaviour, or appearances
    上流社会地位;上流社会的举止(或风度);(行为,外表的)优雅出众
    her grandmother's pretensions to gentility.
    她祖母夸耀的高贵出身。
    ■genteel manners, behaviour, or appearances
    高雅的举止(或行为、外表)
语源
  1. Middle English (in the sense 'honourable birth'): from Old French gentilite, from gentil (see gentle)
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