"couth" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 有教养的
• 文雅的

Definition

形容一个人有礼貌、受过良好教育、举止文雅；在行为或言语上展现出修养。通常用来与“uncouth”（粗鲁的）相对。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Couth' 很少用，通常带有幽默或讽刺，作为 'uncouth' 的反义词出现。日常更常用 'polite'、'cultured' 或 'refined'。

Examples

He is always couth at family gatherings.

他在家庭聚会上总是很**有教养**。

She expects her children to be couth in public.

她希望孩子们在公共场合**有教养**。

It's important to be couth when meeting new people.

见新朋友时，表现**有教养**很重要。

Compared to his wild brother, Mark is surprisingly couth.

和他顽皮的弟弟相比，马克出奇地**有教养**。

Wow, you’re so couth today—what happened?

哇，你今天好**有教养**——发生了什么事？

The dinner guests were surprisingly couth despite their reputation.

尽管有名声，晚宴的客人们却出奇地**有教养**。