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genteel
genteel, a. and n. (dʒɛnˈtiːl) Forms: 6–8 gentile, 8 gentil, 7– genteel. [A re-adoption, at the end of the 16th c., of F. gentil, which had been previously adopted in the 13th c., and had assumed the form gentle. The re-adoption first appears in the form gentile, distinguished from gentile (= non-Je... Oxford English Dictionary
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Strictly Genteel
Strictly Genteel is a compilation album by Frank Zappa. wikipedia.org
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genteel
genteel/dʒenˈti:l; dʒɛn`til/ adj1 (derog 贬) polite or refined in an affected or exaggerated way (做作或过分显示)文雅的, 有礼貌的, 有教养的 She is too genteel for words! 她说话太咬文嚼字了!2 (dated 旧) of the upper social classes 上流社会的 living in genteel poverty, ie trying to maintain the style of upper-class living, thoughtoo p... 牛津英汉双解词典
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How to Use Gentle vs genteel Correctly - GRAMMARIST
Gentle vs genteel. Gentle means having a mild manner or character, not harsh in temperate. Gentle may also describe a slight slope or easily tamed animal. Gentle may be used as an adjective or a verb, related words are gentles, gentled, gentling. An archaic use of gentle is to describe someone of noble birth or someone who is chivalrous.
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Genteel poverty
Genteel poverty is term describing a state of poverty marked by one's connection or affectation towards a higher ("genteel") social class. Theodore Dalrymple suggested that the genteel poor as a phenomenon had disappeared by the 1960s and 70s due to the decline of the genteel social class wikipedia.org
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A Shabby Genteel Story
A Shabby Genteel Story is an early and unfinished novel by William Makepeace Thackeray. They are the shabby genteel people of the title, having dubious backgrounds but a small private income (inherited from Juliana's mother, who kept an inn wikipedia.org
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gentee
† gentee, a. Obs. Also 7 jentee; and see jaunty. [ad. F. gentil (pronounced ʒɑ̃ti).] a. = genteel a. 4. b. = genteel a. 3.1664 Butler Hud. ii. i. 747 They are..So gentee, Alamode, and handsome. a 1680 ― Rem. (1759) I. 148 Taught the wild Arabs on the Road To act in a more gentee Mode. Oxford English Dictionary
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A Complete Collection of Genteel and Ingenious Conversation
A Complete Collection of genteel and ingenious Conversation, according to the most polite mode and method now used at Court, and in the best Companies of England, commonly known as A Complete Collection of Genteel and Ingenious Conversation, or more simply as Polite Conversation, is a book by Jonathan wikipedia.org
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shabby-genteel
ˈshabby-genˈteel, a. Attempting to look genteel and keep up appearances in spite of shabbiness. Also absol.1754 in Connoisseur No. 25. 146 The numerous fraternity of the shabby-genteel, who are the chief support of the clothiers in Monmouth-street. 1800 H. Wells Const. Neville (ed. 2) II. 342 A tall... Oxford English Dictionary
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Hedda Gabler (1961 film)
production "had excellent sets and dressing, fine technical presentation and the assistance of a strong cast", but felt Brunell "interpreted Hedda in too 'genteel The Age TV critic felt Brunell was "too genteel" in the lead but thought the production had "excellent sets and dressing". wikipedia.org
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The Lily of Poverty Flat
Described as a genteel Western, the film reportedly met with meagre box office results. It was directed by George E. Middleton. wikipedia.org
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How to Use Gentle vs genteel Correctly - GRAMMARIST
Gentle vs genteel. Gentle means having a mild manner or character, not harsh in temperate. Gentle may also describe a slight slope or easily tamed animal. Gentle may be used as an adjective or a verb, related words are gentles, gentled, gentling. An archaic use of gentle is to describe someone of noble birth or someone who is chivalrous.
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藏手礼
弗朗索瓦·尼弗隆(Francois Nivelon)则在其1738年出版的《温雅举止之书》(A Book Of Genteel Behavior)中认为藏手礼体现了一种带着些谦逊的男子气概。 藏手礼图集 参考文献 肖像画 手势 拿破仑 wikipedia.org
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Miss Bates
Genteel but poor, and a compulsive talker, she is memorably insulted on one occasion by the book's heroine, to the latter's almost immediate remorse. Background Living in genteel poverty with her ageing widow of a mother and only one servant, Miss Bates was nonetheless on visiting terms with the best wikipedia.org
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أليثيا لويس
من بين أعمالها بلا منازع Vicissitudes in Genteel Life Genteel Life (1794) و The Microcosm (1801). wikipedia.org
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