genteelism

常见例句

Although she was poor, she was living in genteel poverty.
盡琯她貧窮，但她縂想裝出上流社會堦層的樣子。
She lived a genteel, careful, frugal life.
她過著高尚的、謹慎而節儉的生活。
Her genteel accent irritated me.
她那矯揉造作的腔調使我感到難受。
You are genteel enough, you look like a lady.
你是夠文雅的，看上去象個大家閨秀。
She spent most of her declining years in genteel poverty.
她晚年的大部分時間是在家境貧寒卻又虛擺排場的情況下度過的。
The pigeon is a beautiful and genteel bird.
鴿子是一種美麗而溫柔的鳥。