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courteously

/kur-tee-uhs/US // ˈkɜr ti əs //UK // (ˈkɜːtɪəs) //

有礼貌地,有礼地,有礼,客气地

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having or showing good manners; polite.

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Examples

  • In response, she received courteous acknowledgements of her messages but little else.

  • The Gov.-General courteously proposed to send a large bodyguard to his consulate, but it was not necessary.

  • The general met them, listened courteously to their words of submission, then with a wave of the hand refused the keys.

  • A policeman courteously notified us that the main street of the city would be closed three hours for a Sunday School parade.

  • If a stranger offers you the same services, decline it positively, but courteously, at the same time thanking him.

  • But he was past reason now, and he was not the man to brook haughtiness, however courteously it might be cloaked.