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urbane

英 [ɜːˈbeɪn]

美 [ɜːrˈbeɪn]

adj.  温文儒雅的; 练达的; 从容不迫的

TOEFL

BNC.19806 / COCA.21204

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 温文儒雅的;练达的;从容不迫的
      good at knowing what to say and how to behave in social situations; appearing relaxed and confident

      柯林斯词典

      • ADJ-GRADED 有礼貌的;温文尔雅的
        Someone who isurbaneis polite and appears comfortable in social situations.
        1. She describes him as urbane and charming...
          她说他文雅而迷人。
        2. In conversation, he was suave and urbane.
          谈话时,他温和有礼。

      英英释义

      adj

      • showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience
        1. his polished manner
        2. maintained an urbane tone in his letters
        Synonym:polishedrefinedsvelte

      双语例句

      • Urbane speech is educated speech, as distinguished from the speech of the ignorant.
        温文的言语是受过教育的言辞,和无知者的言论有所区别。
      • John Herschel was an urbane, kindly and generous man.
        约翰荷歇尔是个温文有礼、心地善良、慷慨大方的人。
      • He was charming and urbane, full of witty conversation.
        他文雅俊逸,谈吐风趣。
      • His polished manner; maintained an urbane tone in his letters.
        优雅的举止;他信中保持文雅的语调。
      • Urbane, well traveled, owners of homes and cars, employers of underlings and nannies, they are living the urban dream of China's post Cultural Revolution generation.
        他们彬彬有礼,经常出外旅游并拥有了房子和汽车,成为了拥有不少下属和奶妈的雇主。
      • After three-quarters of a century, Pei's English is still haunted by an accent and the occasional grammatical slip, but his speech and his manner are as urbane as his suit.
        四分之三世纪过去了,贝聿铭的英语依然带着口音,偶尔还会冒出语法错误。但他说话和举止就像他的衣着一样优雅。
      • She describes him as urbane and charming
        她说他文雅而迷人。
      • He was reticent, patrician, bookish, urbane.
        他沉默含蓄,雍容华贵,书生气十足,而又温文有礼。
      • Nobody knows if the urbane Mr Jaitley, who leads the party in Parliament's upper house, or the pugnacious Sushma Swaraj, in the lower house, is really in charge.
        没人知道彬彬有礼的上院领袖杰特雷和敢作敢为的下院首领斯瓦拉杰到底谁才是真正的领导人。
      • The urbane Prof Tiffany is no supporter of red, raw capitalism: he regrets corporate America's reluctant environmentalism, dislikes Washington's close ties to the energy industry and admits that free market capitalism is not always pretty.
        彬彬有礼的蒂法尼教授并不支持赤裸裸的资本主义;他为美国公司不情愿的环保态度感到遗憾,不喜欢华盛顿与能源产业的密切联系,承认自由市场资本主义并不总是那么美好。