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genteel 音标:[dʒen'ti:l]

a. 有教养的, 上流的, 优雅的
◆记忆方法一:
词根词缀记忆法:genteel a 高雅的;有礼貌的(gent+eel→出身好的→高雅的;gentle“温柔的”变体),gen,gener,genit=birth,produce,表示“出生,产生”

Although she was poor, she was living in genteel poverty.

尽管她贫穷,但她总想装出上流社会阶层的样子。

Its once-raffish waterfront has been transformed into a genteel park, and the old neighborhoods are now dotted with cappuccino shops.

其一处极为粗俗的海岸旁,已经变成了一个安静的公园,周边有着老居民区,现在还被点缀了卡布奇诺的商店。

I'd stint myself to keep you both in a genteel and seemly style.

我会节衣缩食来让你们俩过一种上流社会的体面生活。

I'd stint myself to keep you both in a genteel and seemly style.

我会节衣缩食来让你们俩过一种上流社会的体面生活。

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