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

• She describes him as urbane and charming
  她说他文雅而迷人。
• Look, peter, said jim, trying hard to be urbane.
  “瞧，彼得。”吉姆说着，竭力装出彬彬有礼的神态。
• Subtle lines, curving surfaces and perfectly placed details express urbane elegance.
  细致的线条，流线型的表面，以及完美安置的细节尽都显出了这款汽车的现代气息。
• 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。
• Charming, persuasive and urbane, Prof Tufano would be hard to refuse.
  图法诺教授有魅力、有说服力、温文尔雅，要对他说不很难。
• 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。
• In conversation, he was suave and urbane.
  谈话时，他温和有礼。
• 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 Chinese are gentle, urbane, seeking only justice and freedom.
  中国人和善、文明，只追求正义和自由。
• 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。