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polite behaviour that shows respect for other people 礼貌；谦恭；彬彬有礼 I was treated with the utmost courtesy by the staff. 我受到了工作人员极有礼貌的接待。 We asked them, as a matter of courtesy, if we could photograph their house. 出于礼貌，我们问他们是否可以给他们的房子拍照。 It's only common courtesy to tell the neighbours that we'll be having a party (= the sort of behaviour that people would expect). 告诉邻居我们要举行聚会，这是起码的礼貌。
Extra ExamplesHe listened to all the complaints with great courtesy. 他非常礼貌地倾听所有投诉。 It's a matter of courtesy to write and thank people after a party. 参加聚会之后写信感谢别人是一种礼貌。 It's common courtesy to give up your seat for elderly people. 给上了年纪的人让座是起码的礼貌。 It's common courtesy to warn your neighbours if your children are going to have a party. 孩子们要举行聚会，预先提醒邻居注意是起码的礼貌。 She contacts clients regularly as a professional courtesy. 出于职业礼节，她定期与客户联系。 her unfailing courtesy to everyone 她对每一个人都礼貌备至 He bowed his head with exaggerated courtesy. 他以夸张的礼貌低下了头。 We asked them as a matter of courtesy. 我们出于礼貌询问了他们。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- unfailing
- utmost
- …
- do somebody
- have
- show
- …
- with courtesy
- courtesy to
- a matter of courtesy
- [countable, usually plural] (formal)
a polite thing that you say or do when you meet people in formal situations （正式场合见面时的）客气话，礼貌 an exchange of courtesies before the meeting 会议开始前互致问候 The prime minister was welcomed with the usual courtesies. 按通常的礼仪欢迎那位总理的到来。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French cortesie, from corteis, based on Latin cohors ‘yard, retinue’.
Idioms
courtesy of somebody/something
- (also by courtesy of somebody/something)
with the official permission of somebody/something and as a favour 承蒙…的允许（或好意） given as a prize or provided free by a person or an organization 蒙…提供；赞助；赠送 as the result of a particular thing or situation 作为…的结果
do somebody the courtesy of doing something
have the courtesy to do something