polite, civil, courteous

形容詞 polite:

1. showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
2. marked by refinement in taste and manners
   同義詞：civilized, civilised, cultivated, cultured, genteel
3. not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others- W.S. Maugham
   同義詞：civil

1. His polite manners bespoke the gentleman.
   他那彬彬有禮的舉止顯出他是個(gè)紳士。
2. She made polite noises about my work.
   她對(duì)我的工作情況說(shuō)了些客套話。
3. Don't you find him very rude?' Contrariwise! I think he's most polite.'
   ｀你是否覺(jué)得他很粗野?＇｀恰恰相反! 我認(rèn)為他非常有禮貌.＇
4. She needed to soften her request to make it as polite and courteous as she could.
   她需要使請(qǐng)求語(yǔ)氣柔婉，以便盡可能把它變成有禮貌與客氣。
5. Be polite.
   要有禮貌。
6. The more you soften a request, the more polite it becomes.
   你愈使請(qǐng)求柔婉，請(qǐng)求就愈變?yōu)榭蜌狻?/div>
7. He moved aside for her with a polite bow.
   他禮貌地鞠躬，退避一旁讓她過(guò)去。
8. This boy is polite to everyone.
   這個(gè)男孩對(duì)所有人都很禮貌。

po.lite

adj.（形容詞）
po.lit.er,po.lit.est
Marked by or showing consideration for others, tact, and observance of accepted social usage.
有禮貌的：以為他人著想、圓滑和遵守被接受的社會(huì)規(guī)范為特征的或表現(xiàn)出這些特點(diǎn)的
Refined; elegant:
有教養(yǎng)的；文雅的：
例句：
polite society.
上流社會(huì)

來(lái)源：
Middle English polit [polished]
中古英語(yǔ) polit [文雅的，有教養(yǎng)的]
from Latin polotus [past participle of] polore [to polish] * see polish
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) polotus [] polore的過(guò)去分詞 [除去缺點(diǎn)，使完美] *參見(jiàn) polish

【引伸】
polite.ly
adv.（副詞）
polite.ness
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>polite,mannerly,civil,courteous,genteelAll these adjectives mean mindful of, conforming to, or marked by good manners.
所有這些形容詞都意指注意、遵守或具有良好舉止的。
Polite andmannerly imply consideration for others and the adherence to conventional social standards expected of a well-bred person:
Polite 和mannerly 暗含著關(guān)心他人和遵從有教養(yǎng)的人期望的傳統(tǒng)的社會(huì)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)：
例句：
.The English are busy; they don`t have time to be polite. (Montesquieu).
.英國(guó)人很忙；他們無(wú)暇去顧及禮貌. （孟德斯鳩）。

例句：
.It costs nothing to be polite. (Winston S. Churchill).
.舉止文明得體是不花費(fèi)本錢的. （溫斯頓·S·邱吉爾）。

例句：
The child was scolded by his grandmother for not being more mannerly.
這個(gè)小孩因?yàn)槿狈ΧY貌而被祖母責(zé)怪。

Civil suggests only the barest observance of accepted social usages;it often means merely neither polite nor rude:
Civil 暗示只是最起碼地遵守被人接受的社會(huì)習(xí)慣；它經(jīng)常表示只是既不禮貌也不粗魯：
例句：
.‘Always be civil to the girls, you never know who they may marry’ is an aphorism which has saved many an English spinster from being treated like an Indian widow. (Nancy Mitford).
.‘永遠(yuǎn)要對(duì)女孩子彬彬有禮，你無(wú)法知道她們將嫁誰(shuí)’這句格言使得許多英國(guó)老處女免受印第安寡婦般的對(duì)待. （南?！っ滋馗５拢?。

Courteous implies courtliness and dignity:
Courteous 暗指宮廷式的典雅和高貴：
例句：
.If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world. (Francis Bacon).
.如果一個(gè)人對(duì)陌生人能溫儒典雅，這表明他是一個(gè)世界公民. （弗朗西斯·培根）。

Genteel, which originally meant well-bred and refined,now usually suggests excessive and affected refinement:
Genteel 原先意指有教養(yǎng)的和優(yōu)雅的，現(xiàn)在通常暗示過(guò)分或矯揉造作的文雅：
例句：
.A man, indeed, is not genteel when he gets drunk; but most vices may be committed very genteelly. (James Boswell).
.一個(gè)人，當(dāng)他喝醉時(shí)實(shí)在不可能高雅；但大多數(shù)罪惡卻可能是彬彬有禮地犯下的. （詹姆斯·鮑斯弗爾）