1. | 文雅;彬彬有礼;高贵的身份very good manners and behaviour; the fact of belonging to a high social class |
He took her hand with discreet gentility. 他温文尔雅地牵着她的手。 | |
She thinks expensive clothes are a mark of gentility. 她认为昂贵的服装是身份高贵的标志。 |
2. | 幽静古朴the fact of being quiet and old-fashioned |
the faded gentility of the town 已失去古朴风貌的城镇 |