gentility

She thinks expensive clothes are a mark of gentility.

她认为昂贵的服装是身份高贵的标志。

He spoke roughly in order to belie his air of gentility ( James Joyce )

为了给人有贵族气派的印象,他说话粗暴( 詹姆斯乔伊丝 )

Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity, and afraid of being overtaken.

时髦,是逃亡自庸俗而又惟恐被赶上假斯文.

There is not much harm in a lion; he has no ideal, no religion, no politics, no chivalry, no gentility.

狮子为害不大；它没有理想、没有宗教、没有政治、没有骑士精神、没有假斯文。

His gentility is purely made up.

他的文雅都是装出来的.

In this very heart of England's gentility it was difficult to realize that a lonely woman could be importuned or hunted.

在这个英国文雅气息的中心，很难想象到一个孤独的女子会受到人家的纠缠和追逼。

He took her hand with discreet gentility.

他温文尔雅地牵着她的手。

He surrounds himself with all the trappings of gentility — dogs, horses, and fine paintings.

他身边满是象征高贵身份的东西——狗，马以及精美的画。

He swaggered out of the room, with much elegance and gentility.

他昂首阔步地从屋子里走出去, 气度雍容,姿态优美.

It made Lydia wonder whether gentility might be a product of genetic engineering.

它使利迪娅考虑文雅是不是遗传工程的成果.

Gentility without ability is worse than plain beggary.

死要面子活受罪.

Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity, and afraid of being overtake.

时髦,是逃亡自庸俗而又惟恐被?上的假斯文.

...ghastly good taste and suburban gentility.

令人厌恶的高级品位和无聊呆板的绅士风度

As a boy, he was educated in the cultural archaisms of the Chinese classics. During his teens, however, Lu Xun's family sank from gentility into poverty and disgrace.

他在童年时期接受的是中国儒家经典的旧式教育，在十几岁的时候，其家道中落，从富贵人家陷入贫穷和羞辱。

She conveys an aura of elegance and gentility.

她浑身散发着高贵典雅的气息.

He thinks fine clothes are a mark of gentility.

他认为衣着讲究是身分高贵的标志.

Gentility is but ancient riches.

出身高贵,只不过是其祖辈有钱.

The hotel has an air of faded gentility.

这家宾馆有一种没落的贵族氛围。