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urbane

英 [ɜː'beɪn] 美[ɝ'ben]
  • adj. 彬彬有礼的,温文尔雅的;都市化的

英英释意


1. showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience;
"his polished manner"
"maintained an urbane tone in his letters"
2. characterized by tact and propriety
3. marked by wide-ranging knowledge and appreciation of many parts of the world arising from urban life and wide travel;
"the sophisticated manners of a true cosmopolite"
"urbane and pliant...he was at ease even in the drawing rooms of Paris"