polite

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polite /pəˈlaɪt/ adjective

politer; politest

polite

/pəˈlaɪt/

adjective

politer; politest

Learner's definition of POLITE

[or more polite; most polite]

: having or showing good manners or respect for other people有礼貌的；客气的

Your children are very polite. [=they behave well with other people]你的孩子们都很有礼貌。
It was polite of him to hold the door for them.他很有礼貌，为他们撑着门。
Please be polite to the guests.请礼貌待客。
It isn't polite to interrupt people when they're talking.打断别人的谈话不礼貌。
He said he liked the show, but he was only being polite. [=he did not like the show, but he said that he did in order to show good manners]他说喜欢这场演出，不过只是出于礼貌。
When she called the painting “unique” that was just a polite [=nice] way of saying she didn't like it.当她说那幅画“独特”时，仅仅是礼貌地表明她不喜欢。
She received some polite applause despite the mistakes in her performance.尽管表演时出了些差错，她还是得到一些出于礼貌的掌声。
They had been fighting, but they were able to make polite [=civil] conversation at dinner.他们之前老是打架，不过吃饭时还能保持礼貌交谈。

always used before a noun : socially correct or proper客套的；应酬的；礼节性的

polite speech [=somewhat formal speech that is not offensive and can be used in all situations]客套话
Certain words should not be used in polite society/company. [=with people who value good manners]有些字眼是不能当着文雅之人的面说的。

— politely

adverb

She asked them politely to leave. = She politely asked them to leave.她礼貌地请他们离开。
He is not, to put it politely [=to say this in a way that shows good manners], the best guitar player in the world.客气地说，他不是世界最优秀的吉他手。

noun [noncount]

She only did it out of politeness. [=to be polite; because she wanted to show good manners]她这样做仅仅是出于礼貌。