gentlemanly

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a gentleman or gentlemen.
    — Best of all, he ought to imagine his fellow-gamblers and the rest of the mob which stands trembling over a coin to be equally rich and gentlemanly with himself, and playing solely for recreation and pleasure.
副词 adv.
  1. In the manner or with the behavior of a gentleman; with social grace, politely.
    — He went gentlemanly dressed in East Virginia style, wore a high-top silk hat, as had lawyer Park, and sported a gold headed walking cane.

词形变化

gentlemanlier comparative gentlemanliest superlative more gentlemanly comparative most gentlemanly superlative

词源

词源 1
From Middle English gentilmanly; equivalent to gentleman + -ly (adjectival suffix).
词源 2
From Middle English gentilmanly; equivalent to gentleman + -ly (adverbial suffix).
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