courtesy
英 ['kɜːtɪsɪ]
美 ['kɝtəsi]
- n. 禮貌;好意;恩惠
- adj. 殷勤的;被承認的;出於禮節的
中文詞源
courtesy 禮貌,謙恭來自court, 宮廷,宮廷禮儀。
英文詞源
- courtesy
- early 13c., curteisie, from Old French curteisie (Modern French courtoisie), from curteis "courteous" (see courteous). A specialized sense of curteisie is the source of English curtsy.
雙語例句
- 1. A courtesy shuttle bus operates between the hotel and the town.
- 有免費班車往返於酒店和市區。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The President paid a courtesy call on Emperor Akihito.
- 總統對明仁天皇進行了禮節性的拜訪。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The air was fresh, courtesy of three holes in the roof.
- 房頂有3個洞,所以空氣很清新。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He didn't have the common courtesy to ask permission.
- 他連邀準這種最起碼的禮貌都沒有。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. My title, by courtesy only, is the Honourable Amalia Lovell.
- 人們稱我為,當然隻是出於禮貌,尊敬的阿馬利婭·洛弗爾夫人。
來自柯林斯例句