polite
adjective(comparative politer, superlative politest)
more polite and most polite are also common-
having or showing good manners and respect for the feelings of others 有禮貌的；客氣的；儒雅的 - polite to somebody
Please be polite to our guests. 請禮貌待客。 Our waiter was very polite and helpful. 我們的服務員非常有禮貌，樂於助人。 We were all too polite to object. 我們都太客氣了，沒有反對。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesa2She was scrupulously polite to him. 她對他極其客氣。 If you just go and ask in a polite way, you might get what you want. 如果你只是禮貌地去問，你可能會得到你想要的。 In Western culture, it is polite to maintain eye contact during conversation. 在西方文化中，與人交談時要一直注視對方，這樣才禮貌。 Reviewing someone's first novel, it is customary to be polite about it, to find things to praise in it. 回顧一個人的第一部小說，習慣上對它有禮貌，在裏面找到值得稱贊的東西。 He was unfailingly polite. I never saw him in his life be rude to a fan. 他總是彬彬有禮。我從沒見過他對粉絲如此粗魯。
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socially correct but not always sincere 應酬的；禮節性的；客套的 I don't know how to make polite conversation. 我不曉得怎麽說應酬話。 The performance was greeted with polite applause. 這場演出得到了禮貌性的掌聲。 She greeted me with a quick hello and a polite smile. 她用一個簡短的問候和禮貌的微笑迎接我。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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from a class of society that believes it is better than others 上流社會的
Word Originlate Middle English (in the Latin sense): from Latin politus ‘polished, made smooth’, past participle of polire.