courteous

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈkɜːti.əs/    美 /ˈkɝti.əs/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Showing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette.
    — a courteous gentleman   a courteous gesture

词形变化

more courteous comparative most courteous superlative

词源

From Middle English curteis, from Old French curteis (French courtois), from cort (“court”). By surface analysis, court + -eous.
Compare typologically Czech zdvořilý (<~ dvůr), German höflich (<~ Hof). Also note Russian прийти́сь ко двору́ (prijtísʹ ko dvorú).
Compare typologically civil, urbane. See pagan for the opposite.
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