ADJECTIVE | VERB + COURTESY | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤great, unfailing, utmost非常有禮貌;周全的禮貌▸➤common, simple (especially NAmE) 起碼的禮貌◇It's common courtesy to give up your seat for elderly people.給上了年紀的人讓座是起碼的禮貌。➤professional職業禮節◇She contacts clients regularly as a professional courtesy.出於職業禮節,她定期與客戶聯繫。VERB + COURTESY➤do sb, have, show, treat sb with對某人表示禮貌;有禮貌;表現出禮貌;禮貌地對待某人◇She might have done me the courtesy of replying to my letter.她本該給我回信以示禮貌。◇You could at least have had the courtesy to let me know.你至少應該出於禮貌讓我知道這件事吧。PREPOSITION➤with courtesy禮貌地◇He listened to all the complaints with great courtesy.他非常禮貌地傾聽所有投訴。➤courtesy to對⋯的禮貌◇her unfailing courtesy to everyone她對每一個人都禮貌備至PHRASES➤a matter of courtesy一種禮貌◇It's a matter of courtesy to write and thank people after a party.參加聚會之後寫信感謝別人是一種禮貌。